Fordite Sterling Silver Necklace, Bird Pattern surfite_pendant Silver value has gone way

Silver value has gone way up this year which has resulted in chains becoming quite expensive compared to what I'm used to

Some also do call them South Dakota Dry Head agate not to be confused with the Montana version

They can be re-coated with clear nail polish if desired

The bail and included 20 inch chain for this piece are stainless steel

I cut all of our opal from rough myself so you can be assured this is a natural stone

Fordite Sterling Silver Necklace, Bird Pattern surfite_pendant Silver value has gone wayTake a close look at this fordite necklace. What do you see in the patterns? I made this piece from wranglerite fordite from the plant at Parkway in Toledo Ohio. I cut it for the colors in this area which I really like and afterwords noticed the bird shape within the patterns which makes this a really unique piece. The fordite stone is a domed oval that's about 22 mm tall. I crafted the setting for this piece from solid sterling silver using my hand