Peridot and Black Spinel Rhodium over Sterling Silver Necklace

Sale Price: $45.00
 
Twenty (20) inches of Black Spinel and Peridot open links creates this exquisite necklace. 98 carats.
Peridot: 38.50 carats  Black Spinel: 59.50 carats. Measures approximately .65-inch wide . Magnetic clasp closure.
 
With history dating back some 3500 years, Peridot is found in many diverse and colorful locations. Vibrant green Manchurian Peridot hails from an area in northeastern China, known as Manchuria. The Manchuria region is rich in natural resourcces and beauty with its many lakes, rivers and mountains. A regal gem with the wealth of history, Manchurian Peridot has a magnificent green color which is completely natural and untreated. This legacy is yours at an incredible value.
 
Rhodium is one of the rarest metals found in the earth. At only .00002 parts per million in the Earth's crust. There are 25 radioactive isotopes of rhodium and 18 of the isotopes have half lives of less than 1 hour.Rhodium has only 1 electron on its outer shell unlike the other group 9 metals.Rhodium is extremely hard to take out from the ores that contains it. Rhodium is part of the group called Platinum Group Metal(PMG). There is also black rhodium.