Lilac Large Necklace - CAORLE THE SMALL VENICE Collection

NOTE

All our Milliondreams products are entirely hand-assembled in Italy, in Caorle. The stones and the steel parts make their imperfections a specific and natural feature.

MATERIALS

Composition in cotton thread with hook, chain and nickel free gold stainless steel inserts + amethyst + colored jade + country stone + tiger's eye

Necklace length: approx. 114 cm.

Stone diameter: 3.5÷4 mm.

DESCRIPTION

Exclusivity and charm Million Dreams for this necklace, whose shades stand out on lilac, purple, magenta, inspired by the sunrise over the sea and the expanse of golden beach.

No less exclusive is the charm of this necklace, of an important overall length (about 114 centimeters)!

Of the same composition of stones in the SMALL VENICE collection you will also find the Lilac Earrings* , the Lilac Bracelet*, the Lilac Round Neck Necklace and the Lilac Medium* Necklace. 

A touch of originality for your look, or a special gift for whoever you want.

(* Available soon)

MORE INFORMATION

Amethyst is a purplish variety of quartz , often associated with subalkaline basaltic rocks, since 3000 BC, in Egypt , South Africa and Mesopotamia , one of the most widely used gemstones for making jewellery, seals and carvings. The term comes from the Greek améthystos which means "not drunk".

The Greeks believed that it was an excellent remedy against the effects of alcohol and the Romans contributed to fueling this belief. In fact, a particular behavioral etiquette required diners to drink wine in crystal goblets every time the guest put his to his lips. However, he limited himself to drinking pure water in an amethyst goblet, whose violet reflections 'colored' the water, giving it the appearance of wine. Thus the guest could remain elegantly sober while his guests gave way to intoxication.

Jade is a mineralogically hard stone belonging to silicates . The name jade usually refers to nephrite, a calcium and magnesium silicate , and jadeite , a sodium and aluminum silicate . Nephrite is found in Eastern Turkestan and in Siberia , in the Lake Baikal area; while jadeite comes from Burma and reaches China through the provinces of Yunnan and Guangdong only in the second half of the eighteenth century. The wide range of colors is due to small and different amounts of different metal oxides such as iron , chromium and manganese . The colors can vary from green to milky white, from brown to dark grey, from yellow to black. Siberian nephrite is dark green dotted with small black spots, while jadeite is of a purer and more vivid color due to the presence of chromium .

The Paesena stone is mainly made up of compact limestone and clay , or marly limestone, and is almost exclusively typical of Tuscany . Geologically it originated about 50 million years ago ( Eocene - Paleocene ).

The name derives from the fact that this stone hides drawings that seem to be the work of a painter, but are absolutely natural, simulating a landscape in a sometimes surprising way. Since 1500, the main extraction area has been around the city of Florence in Tuscany , where particular geological conditions have occurred.
There are no quarries or places designated for extraction and the finds are absolutely random, which determines their rarity. The peculiarity of the stone lies in the designs created by mineralized solutions in the presence of Iron and Manganese , which seem to reproduce ruined cities, stormy seas, inlets, rocks, volcanoes, mountains.

The use is purely artistic-collecting; it is cut into thin slabs then subjected to polishing. The Medici Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence has used it since 1588 . In France she was esteemed by Cardinals Richelieu and Mazarin .

For quality, colors and realism, the best Paese Stone comes only from the hills around the city of Florence , so much so that it is sometimes referred to as "Florence Stone" in the world.

The Paesena Stone is striking for the chromatic contrast of its components, light gray for the limestone , reddish-brown for the iron oxides , black for the manganese and light blue for the clay .

Tiger's eye is a variety of quartz containing inclusions of crocidolite , a mineral belonging to the asbestos group. The presence of these isooriented fibers, yellow tending towards gold, gives the mass a particular effect called chatoyancy . It is used primarily as a gemstone for jewelry making usually in cabochon cut. The mineral comes mainly from South Africa and is appreciated for its particularity.