Our black spinel earrings are made with natural spinel gemstones dangling from sterling silver half circle earwires. Goes with any occasion dressed up or down and perfect with that little black dress. Stones are long faceted pear briolettes with a jet black color and earrings have a 1 1/2 inch drop. About Black Spinel: Black spinel is called the protective stone that helps protect from negative energies while providing us inspiration. The largest deposits are found in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia, the Myanmar. Our black spinel stones were mined in Thailand. Materials: Black spinel gemstones faceted pear briolettes 19mmx7mm All metal components are 925 sterling silver If you have any questions just click "message seller" on our homepage. Thank you for visiting our jewelry shop, Linda and Joe .