This faceted triangular cut is called a trillion or trillian (both spellings seem to be widely used). The lovely coppery pink stone is an Oregon sunstone, and it has a marvelous fire and shine. The triangular stones measure 4mm & weigh about 0.22 carats each. I used gold filled stud earrings for the setting. (I have a sunstone necklace posted here.)
Price: $23.40 (shipping is free)
Hematite is another iron compound, iron oxide. When polished, it has a beautiful silvery gray sheen. These cabochons are 7x5mm, and I set them in sterling silver.
Price: $12.60 (shipping is free)
Pyrite is commonly known as Fool's Gold since its tricksy appearance fooled many miners into thinking they'd found the real thing. Alas! They'd only found iron sulfide, worth considerably less.
The pyrite cabochons measure 7x5mm, and I set them into (real) gold-filled stud earrings.
Price: $15 (shipping is free)
Here's some lovely mother of pearl for you! The cabochons measure 8x6mm, and are about one millimeter thick. I set them in sterling silver.
Price: $11.50 (shipping is free)
This amethyst is on the pale side. (It looks darker in the 2nd picture, but that's because the picture was taken outdoors in very bright sunlight.) Its called "rose amethyst" because it has a pinkish cast.
The pear-shaped stones measure 6x4mm, and have a total weight of about 0.75 carats. I set them in sterling silver.
Price: $12.30 (shipping is free)
The first two pictures were taken outdoors in direct light, and the third picture was taken indoors in indirect light.
This citrine is positively luscious! The stones are faceted ovals measuring 9x7mm, from Brazil, with a total weight of 2.6 carats. I placed them in gold-filled settings, and the total weight of the earrings are less than 0.1 oz. (You can see my other citrine earrings here.)
Price: $25.80 (shipping is free)
Here's another set of howlite earrings. This time I made the 9x7mm cabochons into little dangles and hung them from sterling silver stud earrings. The settings are also silver. The total weight of the earrings is less than 0.1 oz.
Price: $18.90 (shipping is free)
The first two pictures were taken outdoors in direct sunlight; the third was taken indoors in indirect light.
Howlite is another one of my favorite stones. It is often dyed and used as a substitute for turquoise or lapis lazuli, but I like it best in its undyed state. The white stone with the soft gray veins reminds me of marble.
These particular stones are oval cabochons, measuring 6x4mm and weighing about 0.49 carats each. I set them in sterling silver.
Price: $14.90 (shipping is free)
I am discounting this pair of carnelian earrings up front because as you can see, they don't match: one stone is opaque and the other is translucent. Oh dear!
The mismatched stones measure 7x5mm, and I set them in gold-filled post earrings.
Price: $12.25 (shipping is free)
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