{"title":"Sterling Silver Malachite Necklaces","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eMalachite necklaces in 925 silver. The pendant is the part people look at, so each stone is picked for its pattern. See also \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/malachite-rings\"\u003eMalachite Rings\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/malachite-earrings\"\u003eMalachite Earrings\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/malachite-jewelry\"\u003eall Malachite Jewelry\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"malachite-statement-necklace","title":"Small Malachite Pendant - Raw Green Stone on a Cord","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis malachite pendant carries a single raw green stone in darkened silver claws, on a soft black cord.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSilky fibres across the face\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMalachite is a copper carbonate mineral, which is where the green comes from. The face of this stone is not polished flat: it is a mass of fine fibres lying in one direction, so the light travels across it as a band rather than breaking into points.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSmall on purpose\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a small pendant. It sits just below the collarbone and reads as one point of green. It works with everyday clothes and it does not ask you to build an outfit around it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClaws, not a bezel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThick silver claws with beaded tips reach over the rough edges of the stone and hold it from the outside. A smooth bezel needs a smooth stone, and this surface was never taken that far.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe back is left open\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe back of the setting is not a closed plate. It is a silver lattice with gaps through it, and the green shows through from behind. We shape the stone and build the silver around it in our Tbilisi studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA cord, not a chain\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe soft black cord lies flat against the skin and catches no light of its own, so the green is the only colour you see.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of one\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery stone is chosen and set one at a time. The piece that reaches you will be close to the photograph and never a copy of it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AKRA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44184803639356,"sku":"AKRA-NEC-MAL-001","price":240.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/1026\/2844\/files\/1_574c400e-5084-4123-8c54-14abf40806ee.jpg?v=1775775226"},{"product_id":"malachite-raw-crystal-necklace","title":"Malachite Pendant - Narrow Bar of Raw Green Stone","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis malachite pendant sets a narrow bar of raw green stone in darkened silver claws, on a soft black cord.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA face covered in small bumps\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMalachite is a copper carbonate mineral, which is where the green comes from. This face is not flat and not fibrous. It is covered in small rounded bumps sitting close together, so the light breaks over them in dozens of short highlights instead of running across one surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCut narrow, standing tall\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe cut the stone to a narrow upright bar and left that bumped face untouched. Standing tall and thin, it reads as one clean line under the collarbone, and the bumps catch the light every time you move.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeads down both edges\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSilver beads run down both long edges and fold over the stone at the corners. The silver is oxidised dark, so the green stays the brightest thing on the piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn openwork back\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBehind the stone the silver is not a closed plate but an openwork lattice with gaps right through it. We cut the stone and build the silver around it in our Tbilisi studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA cord, not a chain\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe soft black cord lies flat against the skin and catches no light of its own, so the green is the only colour you see.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of one\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery stone is chosen and set one at a time. The piece that reaches you will be close to the photograph and never a copy of it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AKRA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44188985524284,"sku":"AKRA-NEC-MAL-002","price":280.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/1026\/2844\/files\/1_02aa79a3-c8dc-4dbe-8516-c56a038f0369.jpg?v=1775902465"},{"product_id":"malachite-silver-green-necklace","title":"Silver Malachite Necklace - Raw Stone in a Branch Frame","description":"\u003cp\u003eSilver malachite necklace. A raw green stone at the centre of a hand-built silver branch frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe malachite is unpolished. Its surface is matte and velvety, not glassy. Deep green, with lighter green running through it. We shape the stone and leave that surface alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe frame is the piece\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSilver twigs radiate out from the setting and end in small rounded tips. The branch work takes up far more of the pendant than the stone does. Seen flat, it reads as a tree from above, or as coral.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRaw malachite, not polished\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost malachite jewellery uses a mirror polish. We stop one step earlier. That is where the depth of the green comes from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMade by hand\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe build each frame branch by branch and solder it by hand in our Tbilisi studio. No two come out the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of one\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery stone is chosen and set one at a time. The piece that reaches you will be close to the photograph and never a copy of it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AKRA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44189415669820,"sku":"AKRA-NEC-MAL-003","price":280.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/1026\/2844\/files\/1_692475aa-c76e-47ea-ad5e-2bd4b1890e08.jpg?v=1775915511"}],"url":"https:\/\/akragems.com\/collections\/malachite-necklaces.oembed","provider":"AKRA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}