Aquamarine and Garnet, retro-inspired, silver pendant

Did you know: 

I call them teardrop and triangular cut because of their shapes. This pendant is a lovely combination of two types of cut gemstones with a cylindrical bail at the top, giving it a retro look. 
The top triangular cut CABOCHON gem is an aquamarine and the bottom red garnet is a CABOCHON teardrop cut gem.

Cabs (short for cabochons, comes from French) are gems that have been cut to a shape with no angles and is smooth and polished.

Faceted cut gems are cut in an precise manner to create angles that reflect light within the gem.

Both forms of cutting are an art form and require a lot of skill. In order to achieve the shiny (polished) look one has to finish off the cutting by polishing with either diamond or sapphire powders and tools.

Dimensions: 

Length of entire pendant (including the bail): 3.55cm 

sterling silver metal 925

Cylindrical silver bail

Aquamarine (top, ocean blue cabochon) :

Red Garnet gemstone (teardrop cabochon at the bottom) 

NB* Chain is not included in the price, please browse my chains collection if you are interested in purchasing a chain with the pendant.