Pleiades Collection: Adelpha pendant

Ethically sourced blue violet raw/unfaceted sapphire pendant with a cluster of Fairmined 14k yellow gold discs champagne zircon accents and 18 inch gold chain with spring ring clasp
18 inch Fairmined 14k yellow gold cable chain with spring ring clasp
Ethically sourced blue violet raw/unfaceted sapphire pendant with a cluster of Fairmined 14k yellow gold discs champagne zircon accents and 18 inch gold chain with spring ring clasp
18 inch Fairmined 14k yellow gold cable chain with spring ring clasp

Pleiades Collection: Adelpha pendant

$1,879.00

Full of sparkle and luxurious color, this blue-violet raw sapphire and Fairmined 14k gold Adelpha pendant is a dreamy addition to your jewelry collection. A stunning ethically sourced sapphire is cradled in a handcrafted open-back gold prong setting to showcase the unique beauty of the stone and to gently caress the skin when worn. Long associated with the celestial realms sapphires are remarkable wonders of Mother Nature. This richly textured treasure is accented with silky-satin finished gold discs and pin-set light champagne zircons. This remarkable beauty glides along an 18” Fairmined 14K gold chain.

Dimensions: 35mm long x 13mm wide, 18” Fairmined 14k gold 1.2mm wide cable chain with spring ring clasp

Umba sapphire: 5.35 carat blue raw sapphire

Moyo Gems ID Number M4057

Miner: Bahati

Country of Origin: Tanzania

Light champagne zircons: 8 stones, 0.6 carats total weight

Fairmined 14k yellow gold (including chain): 3.79 grams

Artist signature and quality marks engraved on back of gold disc elements

The stunning sapphires featured in the Pleiades Collection are directly sourced and fully traceable to the women miners in Tanzania and imported to the United States by Moyo Gems. The Moyo Gems team “works to empower women miners to work safely, mine better, improve financial security, and create stable, equitable markets for fair trade.

Fairmined gold offers a conflict-free, transparent, and traceable supply chain. In 2018, Michelle Pajak-Reynolds became a Fairmined licensed brand to use her art as a way improve the lives and working conditions of artisanal small-scale miners around the world. Fairmined certification, through the Alliance for Responsible Mining, enforces strict standards for mining practices including ethical and sustainable methods protecting the health and well-being of the miners and the environment. The Fairmined gold used in the handcrafted elements in Michelle Pajak-Reynolds’s Pleiades Collection is imported into the US by Hoover & Strong via artisanal small-scale mines in Peru and Columbia. The Fairmined gold chains for the pendants are made by Riva Precision with gold sourced from Minera Oro Puno, a thriving 25-person mining community in Ananea, Peru.

Jewelry care: To maintain the beauty of your jewelry clean your pieces with warm soapy water and a soft brush regularly. Remember to remove your jewelry before swimming, exercising, and showering. Store your treasures in a safe, clean and dry location.

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With the perfect balance of sparkle and fantasy, the Pleiades Collection honors the beauty of our night sky and ancient mystical traditions. Possessing unexpected elegance, these one-of-a-kind fine-jewelry designs handcrafted in Fairmined 14k gold, ethically mined Umba sapphires and champagne zircons captivate the imagination.

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