Datolite Silver Necklace, Michigan Datolite, Rare Color, Datolite Pendant fordite ring stone The back of the piece

The back of the piece is also lightly textured as well

It's quite a process to melt and form silver in this way but it leads to a truly handmade piece

This fordite is from a plant in Chillecothe Ohio that paints parts for big freightliner semis

This would make a great partner gift

Datolite Silver Necklace, Michigan Datolite, Rare Color, Datolite Pendant fordite ring stone The back of the pieceThis datolite is from Michigan's upper peninsula. It's a very pretty stone in a hue somewhere between pink and red that I really like. I cut the stone in a domed oval and set it in solid sterling silver. I textured the back of the setting with a pebble like design. This is a large pendant for a datolite (they are typically very small) with a stone that measures about 20 x 16 in mm. The pictured solid sterling silver chain is 20 inches in length. I