Orrock 'Diamond' Scottish Gold and Sterling Silver Ring
This gemstone ring features a genuine faceted 0.75ct Scottish Orrock 'Diamond', prong set in 14ct Scottish gold. With a 925 sterling silver band with handcarved ivy design and overlaid with a Scottish Gold and Sterling Silver leafs. The jewellery also bears a silver 925 stamp and our company logo as a mark of pride and authenticity.
Ring is a fixed size at Q (UK sizing) or 8¼ (US sizing). Gemstone measures 4mm diameter.
This item comes beautifully presented in a hand-crafted and Two Skies-branded wooden gift box. It is accompanied by a Scottish Gold certificate of authenticity, plus Scottish gold and Scottish gems information booklets.
Presenting an affordable and locally-sourced alternative to April's birthstone, diamond ... 'Orrock Diamonds' from our very own Burntisland!
A beautiful form of rock crystal, Orrock Diamonds were romantically named by local sailors, who told tales of being guided home along the Forth by the moonlight glittering on jewels in the Binn hills:
"Aboon the Green about an ell,
Ye'l see a ferlie;
Whytes blazin' out a fiery peat -
Syne spluterin' like a burs tin ba'
O red hot iron".Written records of 'diamonds' being discovered in Orrock date back to 1791. Sir Robert Sibbald wrote about their exceptional quality in 1913, and in 1950 they are mentioned in the publication 'Afoot in Fife', but are little known today.
The Orrock quarry is an excavation of an extinct volcano, with the main mineral zone in the crater at the top. Although long since dug away, when first opened up the crystal caverns were so large that the miners could stand inside! With the material all crushed to make tarmac for roads, there is now nothing to be found (and private collectors are no longer allowed inside to look), making these gems very sought-after.
