'Cridhe na Beinne' Cairngorm Quartz & Diamond Scottish Gold & Silver Pendant
Cridhe na Beinne (Heart of the Mountain)
From our premium 2022 Scottish Collection. The centrepiece of this unique pendant is a huge 105ct Cairngorm Morion Quartz in a natural crystal form. Accentuated with a baguette-cut sparkling Victorian Diamond on the bail. Diamond collet and bottom over-sized claw are in natural hallmarked 14ct Scottish Gold, on a 925 sterling silver base which has a sand-casted, texturised finish.
Pendant measures approximately 68x30x14mm. Cairngorm Morion Quartz gemstone measures 54x27mm, and Diamond 4x2mm.
Pendant will come with a complimentary 18"-20" sterling silver rope twist chain, presentation box and Scottish Cairngorm pamphlet. If buying online, there is free premium shipping for this item, so please choose 'free shipping' at checkout as we will automatically send this on a tracked service.
We have left this Cairngorm crystal in its natural form - we do not enhance any of our Cairngorm gemstones with glass or any other treatment. The slight pitting on the surface of the stone are natural characteristics and are proof of the gemstone's natural beauty.
You can find out more about gem enhancements and how they can dramatically lower the value of gemstones here: https://www.twoskies.scot/geminfo
Introducing the official national gemstone of Scotland! A particular type of smoky quartz found exclusively in the Cairngorm mountain range, it is known as 'Cairngorm quartz', 'Cairngorm stone' or simply 'Cairngorm'! 'Morion' classed Cairngorm Quartz is of a very dark colour and rarely found, thus more desirable (and expensive!). It was extraordinarily popular during the Victorian age and was a favourite gem of the queen herself. Whole families of prospectors nicknamed 'diggers' worked on the mountains throughout the 1800s searching for this rare crystal. Nowadays the land is protected by the Cairngorms National Park Authority, making the beautiful Scottish smoky quartz even harder to come by. However, Two Skies managed to obtain rough material from a private historic collection, which when cut made such high quality faceted stones that even we were amazed. Our contemporary settings are highly unusual when most Cairngorm jewellery pieces on the market are antiques - get your own piece of Scottish history with a twist!
