Pink Tourmaline and Sterling Silver Bezel Set Round Natural Gemstone Earrings

The stones for these beautiful natural gemstone earrings have been selected by our gemmologist, and set in house by our goldsmith.
If you require more than one pair of a certain stone type, or would like a gemstone not currently not available in the range, please send us a message and we shall see what can be done to make exactly what you desire.
Specifications
Metal - Sterling Silver
Stone - Pink Tourmaline
Stud diameter - 3.7mm
Post length - 10mm
 
Care and Cleaning
Tourmaline is a fascinating gemstone family, whose varieties occurs in an array of colours and combinations of colours.
Tourmaline is the mineral family and there are numerous species within that family, and numerous varieties within those species.
Rubellite is the name given to deep pink to red, purplish red, orangy red and brownish red tourmalines.
Dark blue to greenish blue tourmaline is named Indicolite.
Paraíba is a vivid light blue, green and greenish blue tourmaline found in Brazil.
Then there are parti and watermelon coloured tourmalines, natural combinations of different colours displayed in the same stone.
Some tourmalines can even display chatoyancy, more commonly referred to as a cat’s eye effect.
 
Tourmalines are relatively durable gemstones, they are great for everyday wear if worn carefully.
Tourmalines are sensitive to high temperatures and sudden temperature changes can cause damaged to the stone. For this reason tourmaline should not be steam or ultrasonic cleaned.
Tourmaline jewellery can be cleaned at home using gemstone cloths of dips or warm soapy water and a soft brush.
 
Some tourmalines are treated to enhance their colour. This treatment is generally undetectable and is stable (permanent) during normal wear.
 
If you would like to learn more about gemstone treatments, what these treatments are and what they do, as well as which treatments are stable and how to look after gemstones with unstable treatments, please visit our ‘Gemstone Guide’ page.
Silver Care
Most silver that is used in jewellery is sterling silver which contains 92.5% pure silver and the rest is made up of other metals, such as copper, to make the silver more durable and practical for use as jewellery.
 
Though this alloying makes sterling silver suitable for wear you must still take care with your silver jewellery. Silver is relatively soft and may scratch and bend easily so care should always be taken when wearing, putting on or taking off your jewellery.
 
If silver is left unworn it will tarnish, this is an oxidisation of the metal caused by the silver and other base metals in the alloy reacting with sulfur-containing gases in the air. The result is a greyish black coating of copper sulphide that will appears on the surface of your jewellery. This can easily be removed using an impregnated jewellery cloth or as silver dip solution, both of which can be purchased from us.
To get the best results from your silver jewellery we recommend a professional clean and polish. Silver (when polished) is the most reflective precious metal so it is definitely worth getting is buffed and polished when it started looking a bit dull.