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Submitted: June 23, 2012
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Earth and Sky Pendantsby *magpie-poet

Artisan Crafts / Jewelry / Necklaces & Pendants

14K gold fill and Gibeon meteorite.

Alright, longish geeky rave on my blog @ [link] I won't repeat the whole thing here.

Short version- the name comes from a Carl Sagan quote about humans being children equally of the earth and the sky-[link] Wrapping gold and metals from deep underground around a piece of metal that fell from the sky, I just kept thinking of that.

Okay, and the one other nerdy thing I can't not mention- the pattern is natural and exposed on the meteorite when it's etched with acid. Apparently it's caused by VERY slow cooling over time, like one degree per million years. And this this is estimated at being 4 billion years old. Oldest rocks on this planet are like 3.8 billion years old.

4 *billion* years!

Geek squee over now, promise.

The round one is 2" long by 1" wide, the rectangular piece (which is twice the thickness so quite heavy) is actually just a hair larger even though it's more solid so looks much bigger.

It's a nickel-iron meteorite, I've never had issues with rusting but I've heard it can happen, so just in case I've stored these guys in bags with silica to keep them extra dry.

It's kind of funny. I've silica in boxes to protect my meteorite and some of my fossils, then other boxes have slightly damn cotton balls for my opals.

I think my stones are becoming pets....

These guys are both sold, they've got cousins on etsy [link]

~TinyPasserine Jun 25, 2012 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

You always frame your stones so well. Excellent job as always, especially on these unique stones

.

And awesome geeky rant btw.

I seriously love stuff inspired by science, and it's great you melded beauty and science so well together. I could go on a rant how it symbolises the essence of the awe-inspiring nature of science, etc, but tl;dr I just really love the themes put into this piece.

*magpie-poet Jun 26, 2012

I', glad you liked my geeky rant. I'm never sure how over the top I'm being, because I like things on their appearance, but the *it's from outer space* and the sheer age make me all

and I'm never sure if I'm communicating why things hit me the way they do or if everyone is like 'back away from the nutcase' Sort of like how in my brain the whole gemstones connecting with specific periods of art totally makes sense, then I try to write it out...

~deridolls Jun 25, 2012 Artisan Crafter

I'm trying to wrap (oh, what a poor excuse for a pun...

) my mind around the fact that THAT's a stone(?!). Such gorgeous, delicate lines! They almost seem painted on!
The square one is simply perfect. The light, elegant wrap you made suits the stone beautifully. Great job, hon!

PS: Dead jealous of your nails...

*magpie-poet Jun 25, 2012

Well, it's a metal. Nickel and Iron alloy. They etch it with acid to show the patterns that form when the meteorite cools.

(They were for the wedding I went to awhile ago, you can't see how badly chipped they were. Now they're naked, but I'm thinking insanely bright turquoise in the near future...)

~deridolls Jun 26, 2012 Artisan Crafter

I'm jealous of their length more.

Ever since I started volunteering at the shelter in 2003, I had to give up on my long nails (they were getting soft and easily bendable/broken with all the washing I have to do there). I miss them so!

*magpie-poet Jun 26, 2012

I'd trade them for a proper vocation

Mine are pretty tough. Though when they break they do so spectacularly.

~Shirimasen Jun 25, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

Sorry to butt in (I'm a nosey geologist!

), but I thought I'd mention that these awesome looking rocks (yep, they're rocks!) are thought to have originated from the inner cores of failed small planets that were formed in the solar system 4.3 billion years ago. I love the idea that ~magpie-poet has allowed people to wear a piece of planetary core on their necks -- quite elegantly, I might add.

~deridolls Jun 26, 2012 Artisan Crafter

Wow! That makes them even more awesome!

~fairiesnest Jun 25, 2012 Professional Artisan Crafter

Very cool! And I liked the blog post enormously too.

*magpie-poet Jun 26, 2012

Thanks

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