THIS LISTING IS ONLY FOR A PAIR OF EARRINGS!
Teardrop - 1” x 1⅛”
Black has its own kind of drama not loud, not competing, just absolute. These earrings understand that completely. Two perfectly matched black onyx teardrops, each measuring 1” x 1⅛”, deep and glassy, polished to a mirror finish that holds light and returns it slowly, the way still water does at night. The stone is pure and uninterrupted no matrix, no variation, just black that goes all the way down.
Below each stone a hand-hammered crescent curves outward in oxidized .925 sterling silver and below that, an open circle completes the composition with the quiet certainty of something that was always supposed to be there. Teardrop over crescent over circle. The same celestial logic that governs the sky above Taos on a clear winter night moon, shadow, and the space between. Sterling shepherd hooks keep the movement natural and the drop easy. At 1⅛” these earrings move with the wearer and catch light at every angle dark stones in architectural silver, made entirely by hand, entirely for keeps.
Details:
Stone: Onyx · Origin: Brazil, India, and Madagascar · Matrix: Black · Metal: Custom Sterling Silver · Earring Setting: 1” x 1⅛” · One of a Kind with Makers Mark
Made in Taos by a Taosena.
Some Jewelry is made. Some is found. At Fire & Stone, it's both.
Onyx Earrings
Onyx is obsidian discipline made beautiful a stone of deep, uninterrupted black, formed in the slow cooling of silica-rich waters within the cavities of older rocks. A variety of chalcedony, it grows in fine, parallel bands, though the purest black onyx used in jewelry is typically solid, without visible layering. Its surface takes a mirror-like polish that seems to absorb light rather than reflect it a quiet intensity that makes it unlike almost any other stone.
Historically, onyx has been prized across cultures for thousands of years. Ancient Egyptians carved it into amulets and vessels. Roman soldiers wore it into battle, believing it carried the courage of Mars. In the Middle Ages, it was thought to ground the mind and steady the hand. Across traditions, onyx has always been associated with protection, focus, and an elegance that doesn’t announce itself.
Most commercial onyx originates from Brazil, India, and Madagascar, though deposits exist across the American Southwest as well. Its hardness 6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale makes it durable enough for daily wear while still holding fine detail in silverwork.
Set in sterling silver, black onyx doesn’t compete with the metal it converses with it. The contrast is architectural. Dramatic without effort.
