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Colorful Fair Trade Ruby, Spessartine Garnet, and Recycled 14k Gold Ring, Size 6

Colorful Fair Trade Ruby, Spessartine Garnet, and Recycled 14k Gold Ring, Size 6

Description

Five tiny (1.75mm) faceted lab-created rubies and five slightly larger (2.5mm) faceted spessartine garnets are flush set into a 4mm wide comfort-fit, hand-textured, recycled 14k yellow gold band.

This is a size 6 (US) and is handmade by me.

A few words about these lovely little lab-created rubies...

Lab created stones (also referred to as man-made, synthetic, or cultured stones) are NOT fakes. They are chemically and optically identical to their mined counterparts, but by growing them in the lab, many of the environmental and humanitarian problems inherent with gemstone mining can be avoided. This particular stone was created by Chatham Gems, a leader in created gemstones. According to the company, "Chatham does not make gemstones, we make environments in which crystals grow naturally." In other words, these are real gemstones that are cultured in a laboratory - natural components are placed in an environment created to duplicate nature's. Once the required combination of chemical and environmental factors is created, the crystals grow over the course of a year, the length of time depending on the gemstone. As a result, quality diamonds and gemstones are developed with identical physical, chemical, and optical properties to those found in nature.

The spessartine garnets were mined and cut right here in the US.

Due to the value of this piece, shipping costs have been adjusted to include insurance within the United States. I do offer international shipping; if you live outside the US, please contact me for a quote specific to your location. Due to the lack of availability of insurance through the US postal service for international packages, I am now using FedEx when shipping overseas; this is a more expensive but far safer option.

As is all my jewelry, this piece is vegan, meaning no animal products (pearls, silk, leather, etc.) were used in its construction.

I accept PayPal, money orders, checks, and credit cards (please call me at 707-599-2951 if you would like to initiate a credit card payment outside of Paypal).

Added on Nov 11, 2009