Featuring six raw-cut rainbow moonstone gemstones set in gold-plated brass, these earrings capture the ethereal beauty and enchanting glow of moonstones. Each stone’s unique shape and shimmering quality make these earrings a truly magical accessory.
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Design Feature: The long dangle design features six linked raw-cut moonstone stones, creating graceful movement and a touch of celestial elegance. The French hook ensures secure and comfortable wear.
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Size: Measuring approximately 2.5 inches in length, plus the hook, these earrings offer a striking yet subtle statement.
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Material: Crafted from gold-plated brass, these earrings feature six raw-cut rainbow moonstone stones, each showcasing the natural iridescence and mystique of this enchanting gemstone.
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Gemstone Significance: Moonstone is revered for its mystical properties, believed to enhance intuition, creativity, and emotional balance. The raw cut of the stones highlights their natural glow, symbolizing the gentle, reflective light of the moon.
- Country of Origin: Handmade in India, each pair of earrings is unique due to the natural variations in the raw moonstone stones.
Note: Each stone is natural in its raw form, making each pair of earrings one-of-a-kind. Please allow and appreciate the variations in tone, color, textures.
design: Six raw-cut moonstones step down in a single linked column from each French hook, their irregular, uncut edges left visible in simple gold-plated bezels for a long, fluid dangle.
size: Approximately 2.5 inches in length, plus the French hook.
material: Gold-plated brass with raw-cut rainbow moonstone.
features: Raw, unfaceted moonstone left in its natural cut, six linked stones per earring, articulated links for movement, French hook closure
care: Wipe with a soft dry cloth after wear and store flat or hanging away from moisture, perfume, and other jewelry to protect both the plating and the stones.
disclaimer: Each stone is natural and raw-cut, so size, shape, and the pattern of its shimmer will vary slightly from pair to pair.
The Story
These earrings use raw-cut moonstone rather than the faceted, machine-cut stones common in mass-market jewelry. Leaving a gemstone in its natural cut form is a deliberate choice: the stone keeps its original fracture faces and irregular outline instead of being ground into a uniform shape, so the light moves across it unevenly rather than in the fixed sparkle of a facet.
India has one of the world's largest gemstone-cutting and -setting trades, built around small workshops that buy rough stone by the lot and sort, shape, and set it by hand for both domestic and export markets. Bezel-setting raw or minimally shaped stones, as seen here, is a practical technique suited to irregular material: a thin brass collar is worked around the stone's edge to hold it securely without needing a symmetrical cut.
Rainbow moonstone, the variety used in this piece, is a feldspar mined in South Asia and known for adularescence — a soft, mobile sheen that shifts as the stone turns. Presenting it raw rather than polished keeps that shimmer tied to the stone's natural surface rather than a manufactured finish.
A jeweler starts by sorting loose raw moonstone by size, clarity, and the strength of its shimmer, since no two rough stones are alike. Each selected stone is set into a hand-formed brass bezel — a thin strip of gold-plated brass shaped and pressed around the stone's own irregular edge rather than a pre-cut mount, since no factory template fits a raw stone. The six bezels are then joined with small hand-bent jump rings to create the graduated drop, and a French hook is soldered or linked to finish the earring, all assembled and checked by hand before plating.
Craft & Materials
- Made In: India
- Craft Tradition: Bezel-set raw gemstone jewelry
- Ideal For: Someone drawn to natural, one-of-a-kind stones over uniform faceted gems
- Wear It With: Let the length stand on its own with an updo or pulled-back hair, paired with simple, uncluttered necklines
- Purpose: Everyday wear, evening or dressed-up occasions, gifting
- Gemstone: Rainbow Moonstone
- Metal: Gold-plated brass
Moonstone is a feldspar prized for adularescence, the soft, mobile sheen that seems to travel across the stone's surface as it catches the light. Rainbow moonstone, the variety set here, shows flashes of blue-white light over a clear to milky base and is mined in South Asia. Left raw rather than faceted, each stone shows its natural fracture surface, so the glow reads as light caught inside the stone rather than the fixed sparkle of a cut gem.
Questions & Answers
Are the earrings hypoallergenic?
They are gold-plated brass rather than solid gold or surgical steel, so if you have a known sensitivity to brass or nickel-containing alloys, be aware the plating can wear thin over time and expose the base metal.
Why does each stone look a little different?
The moonstones are left in their natural raw form rather than cut to a uniform shape, so variation in tone, texture, and the pattern of shimmer from stone to stone is expected and part of the design.
How long are the earrings?
Each earring measures approximately 2.5 inches from the top of the French hook to the bottom stone.
How should I store and clean them?
Keep them dry, wipe with a soft cloth after wear, and store away from perfume and other jewelry to protect the gold plating and the raw stone surfaces.
Where are these earrings made?
They are handmade in India, where each pair is individually set with raw moonstone by a jeweler rather than produced from a mold.
