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18K Strawberry Gold® Neopolitan Opal™ 7 3/8 cts., Costa Smeralda Emeralds™ 1 5/8 cts. Pendant with Chocolate Diamonds® cts., Vanilla Diamonds® 3/8 cts. | VIMK 2277
  • Le Vian Couture® Pendant featuring 7 3/8 cts. Neopolitan Opal™, 1 5/8 cts. Costa Smeralda Emeralds™, Chocolate Diamonds®, 3/8 cts. Vanilla Diamonds® set in 18K Strawberry Gold®

    Style #: VIMK 2277
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COSTA SMERALDA EMERALDSTM

Beryl Family | Mohs Scale: 7.5-8 | May Birthstone | 20th/35th Anniversary Gemstone

“The beautiful precious emerald, the COSTA SMERALDA EMERALD™, is now at an affordable price point in fresh styles to celebrate your passion for this lively green gem!”

Egypt’s Cleopatra favored emeralds as did the Moguls of India who wore them as talismans. Later, Spanish explorers discovered the fabulous green gem. The rich green hue is symbolic of the color of spring symbolizing loving and rebirth.

Emeralds are the 2020 Gem of the Year!

NEOPOLITAN OPALTM

The lore of opals is plentiful, just like the variety of colors found in this fascinating, kaleidoscopic gem. The Romans believed it was the most powerful of gems and named the stone "opalus". The Greeks thought opals gave them the power of prediction. Europeans saw a symbol of hope, purity and truth. One famous opal "The Burning of Troy" was given by Napoleon to Josephine.

Internal diffraction is what creates the colors you see in an opal and provides its shimmering iridescence. The colors dependent on the size of the silica spheres within the stone. Small spheres show blue, the largest show red and other colors too. The value is determined by the amount of color play within the stone although for many the colors and patterns favored are personal taste.

Neopolitan Opal™ features an intriguing play of background colors combined with a captivating iridescence which blends deliciously with Le Vian® flavors of gold and diamonds, especially Strawberry Gold® and Chocolate Diamonds®

"What Le Vian® loves about Ethiopian Chocolate OpalTM is the unmatched iridescence, the flavorful body, and the higher hardness and durability compared to the milky look and softness of the Australian variety."