14K Large Amethyst Topaz teardrop filigree purple solid yellow gold pendant

Elegant and alluring vintage style filigree teardrop shape double drop pendant! Featuring a 9x7mm deep medium purple oval cushion cut Amethyst, and a 2mm round cut white topaz or white sapphire; set in 14K solid yellow gold.New 18” 0.8mm gold vermeil (14k plated over sterling silver) box chain included!The pendant is marked WL 585; and acid tested as 14K solid yellow gold.The pendant measures 34x17mmThe pendant weighs 2.98gVintage condition: Good (minor wear on the setting/bail; very minor wear on the gems).Amethyst is a very popular gemstone which has been used for thousands of years in jewelry, amulets, and carvings. It’s a type of quartz (SiO2), a silicate, which attributes its purple color to iron and trace amounts of other elements. It can range in color from a very pale pink or lilac to a very deep reddish purple displaying flecks of red and blue. The most desirable amethysts are Siberian amethysts (originally mined in Siberia over 100 years ago but now any amethyst displaying the most desirable deep color can be referred to as a Siberian Amethyst). Though amethyst is very common and can be found in every continent, the vast majority of commercial amethyst is mined from Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay (South America); and Zambia (Africa).