Merope Dangle Earrings 14K Fairmined Gold, Umba Sapphire and Champagne Zircon

Dreamy and ethereal, these stunning ethically sourced raw sapphire and Fairmined 14k gold Merope mismatched earrings exude effortless elegance. The richly textured sapphires are cradled in handcrafted open-back gold prong settings to showcase the unique beauty of each stone. Long associated with the celestial realms sapphires  are remarkable wonders of Mother Nature. These stunning treasures are accented with silky-satin finished gold discs and pin-set  light champagne zircons and float beneath sleek handcrafted Fairmined 14k ear wires.

Dimensions: left earring 33mm long x 10mm wide, right earring 35mm long x 8mm wide

Umba sapphires: 4.45 carats total weight

Left earring: 1.85 carat lavender blue raw sapphire

Moyo Gems ID Number M2848

Right earring: 2.6 carat blue raw sapphire

Moyo Gems ID Number M2849

Miner: Salehe

Country of Origin: Tanzania

Light champagne zircons: 15 stones, 1.125 carats total weight

Fairmined 14k yellow gold: 2.055 grams

Artist signature and quality marks engraved on back of gold disc elements

Fairmined gold offers a conflict-free, transparent, and traceable supply chain. In 2018, Michelle Pajak-Reynolds became  a Fairmined licensed brand to use her art as a way improve the lives and working conditions of artisanal small-scale miners around the world.

The stunning sapphires featured in the Pleiades Collection are directly sourced and fully traceable to the women miners in Tanzania and imported to the US by Moyo Gems. The Moyo Gems team “works to empower women miners to work safely, mine better, improve financial security, and create stable, equitable markets for fair trade.”