Gold Nuggets & Fire Opal Pendant - Brilliant Genuine Raw Gold Nugget - Necklace - Arizona Gold - Red Fire Opal Gemstone (N2036)

This beautiful charm pendant made using a chunky gold nugget from Arizona and a beautiful 3mm Mexican fire opal gemstone. I added a loop to the top for a nice minimalist style with bright eye-catching gold! Gold nuggets found in this area of Arizona generally average 22k in purity, with some natural variation depending on the exact location of their discovery. Nice bright high-purity gold. The loop added to the top is 14k gold and I am including a simple inexpensive 18" gold-fill chain so it will be ready to wear. The pendant weighs 2.91 grams and measures roughly 13mm x 23mm including the bail. Our pendants match nicely with our gold nugget earrings found here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SlabCreekDesigns?ref=search_shop_redirect&section_id=17422571 ::Shipping:: All of my items ship for free within the U.S. and an additional $10 to Canada and select European countries (UK, France, Germany, Netherlands.) For my customers outside of the U.S., please allow several weeks for delivery. Most orders that I send to Europe arrive within 7-10 days, but I have had a few overseas orders that have taken several weeks to arrive so please be patient and allow extra time. All orders will have tracking information so you can check on the progress of the shipment. ::About Gold Nuggets:: Only a tiny percentage of the gold mined today comes in the form of a gold nugget. Most gold comes from large mining operations process tons and tons of rock to extract only very fine gold, which is then processed and refined. Actual gold nuggets make up less than 0.5% of the total amount of gold mined from Earth. Most of the gold recovered is tiny flakes, specks, and dust. Much of it is so small that it can't even be seen by the human eye. The gold nuggets that I use in my jewelry are not found by large mining companies, but rather by small-scale artisanal gold prospectors. These prospectors use methods that are very similar to what the "old timers" used... gold pans, sluice boxes, etc. to exploring in creeks and rivers. These simple prospecting methods leave very little mark and have no negative impacts on the natural environment. ::The Gold I Use:: Since natural raw gold has not been refined, it's purity varies depending on the location that it was found. Most of the gold I sell comes from Arizona, Alaska, California, and Australia. Purity can range from 18k up to nearly 24k depending on location of discovery. Most are in the 20k to 22k range with other metals as natural alloy (mostly silver). Every single gold nugget that comes from the Earth is slightly different. I generally use the pieces that are of higher purity and interesting characteristics to use form my jewelry because they have a brighter color and make a nicer finished product. All of the components used with my natural gold jewelry is real gold, either 14k, 18k, or higher purity. This includes bails, jump rings, wire, anything else that attached to the gold nugget. This will be further specified in the description of each piece. The ONLY "non-gold" items that I have are the chains, which allows the buyer either use the one included or purchase a higher priced gold chain to their specific desires if they choose. ::Follow Us:: https://www.facebook.com/slabcreekdesigns/ http://www.instagram.com/slabcreekdesigns/ To return to my Etsy shop click here: slabcreekdesigns.etsy.com