14k Yellow Gold Herkimer Diamond (Quartz) Inverted Bezel Earrings

For sale is a pair of 14k yellow gold earrings with "Herkimer diamonds" aka clear quartz gemstones.  Herkimer "diamonds" are over 500 million years old, a geological oddity mined in the USA.  These earrings are beautifully and uniquely crafted.  Each diamond is inverted in its bezel setting, set with the pointed side facing out, which gives the earrings a wonderful old-fashioned look.  The "diamonds" are hand-cut and securely hand-set.  The earrings fasten with shepherds hooks.  These unique "diamond" earrings are versatile and will add glamour to jeans as well as formalwear.

Herkimer diamonds are double-terminated quartz crystals discovered within exposed outcrops of dolomite in and around Herkimer County, New York and the Mohawk River Valley. Not actually diamonds, the "diamond" in their name is due to both their clarity and natural faceting - crystals possess double termination points and 18 total faces (six on each point, six around the center).  The geologic history of these crystals began about 500 million years ago in a shallow sea which was receiving sediments from the ancient Adirondack Mountains to the north. Herkimer diamonds became widely recognized after workmen discovered them in large quantities while cutting into the Mohawk River Valley dolomite in the late 18th century. Geologists discovered exposed dolomite in Herkimer County outcroppings and began mining there, leading to the "Herkimer diamond" moniker.  (from Wikipedia)

The item shows normal wear for a pre-owned piece (light scratches, dings, dents and scuff marks.)   

Jeannie