Moss Agate and Marcasite Ring / Vintage Moss Agate Ring / Sterling Silver Vintage Ring
$95.00
库存量单位 RIN-23-0046
Moss agate, also known as mocha stone, is a gemstone renowned for the greenish filaments that seem to resemble creeping moss or other vegetation. The alternative name comes from the Arabian city of Mocha in Yemen, which was an ancient source for the gemstone.
Moss agate, like most gemstones, has long been used for personal ornamentation. Some ancient cultures viewed moss agate as a healing stone. During the late 18th century, moss agate was widely regarded as a good luck stone in Britain. Due to the inclusions resembling moss or ferns, moss agate was also viewed as a stone of agriculture amongst gardeners and farmers. It's said European farmers once used to hang moss agate from trees and around the horns of oxen when plowing to encourage successful harvests.
Moss agate isn't actually moss or technically an agate, but the intriguing patterns do have a moss-like appearance. The beautiful green shades ranging from sea green to dark forest green appear to float in the semitranslucent stone. Moss agate is a variety of chalcedony, belonging to the quartz family, and is often found as fragments from weathered volcanic rock formed in fissures or as pebbles rather than in traditional agate layering.
The spreading moss-like dendritic inclusions you see in moss agate are mostly oxides of manganese or iron, and the colors vary depending on trace amounts of minerals or metals present, such as chrome.
This wonderful stone is surrounded by sixteen (16) rose cut marcasite stones. In Victorian times, marcasite was popular for jewelry and today, is still used for the same purpose.
The moss agate stone measures 9mm x 6mm.
This ring is a vintage English ring from the 1950s. It has been made by Shiptonia in England, and they were known for their moss agate pieces set in Sterling Silver. The ring is stamped and hallmarked for metal purity. The ring is stamped: SHIPTONIA STERLING.
Note: The hallmark for the manufacturer is usually SHIPTONIA ENGLAND. However the ring does appear to have been sized previously.
Ring Sive: 9.75 US
Item Weight: 4.75g
Moss agate, like most gemstones, has long been used for personal ornamentation. Some ancient cultures viewed moss agate as a healing stone. During the late 18th century, moss agate was widely regarded as a good luck stone in Britain. Due to the inclusions resembling moss or ferns, moss agate was also viewed as a stone of agriculture amongst gardeners and farmers. It's said European farmers once used to hang moss agate from trees and around the horns of oxen when plowing to encourage successful harvests.
Moss agate isn't actually moss or technically an agate, but the intriguing patterns do have a moss-like appearance. The beautiful green shades ranging from sea green to dark forest green appear to float in the semitranslucent stone. Moss agate is a variety of chalcedony, belonging to the quartz family, and is often found as fragments from weathered volcanic rock formed in fissures or as pebbles rather than in traditional agate layering.
The spreading moss-like dendritic inclusions you see in moss agate are mostly oxides of manganese or iron, and the colors vary depending on trace amounts of minerals or metals present, such as chrome.
This wonderful stone is surrounded by sixteen (16) rose cut marcasite stones. In Victorian times, marcasite was popular for jewelry and today, is still used for the same purpose.
The moss agate stone measures 9mm x 6mm.
This ring is a vintage English ring from the 1950s. It has been made by Shiptonia in England, and they were known for their moss agate pieces set in Sterling Silver. The ring is stamped and hallmarked for metal purity. The ring is stamped: SHIPTONIA STERLING.
Note: The hallmark for the manufacturer is usually SHIPTONIA ENGLAND. However the ring does appear to have been sized previously.
Ring Sive: 9.75 US
Item Weight: 4.75g
