Fordite Sterling Silver Necklace, Bird Pattern surfite_pendant Option 1 has a polished

Option 1 has a polished brushed design on the back

Some also do call them South Dakota Dry Head agate not to be confused with the Montana version

Silver value has gone way up this year which has resulted in chains becoming quite expensive compared to what I'm used to

This is modern fordite which is water based paint

I chose a 10 mm bezel and cut Michigan petoskey stones to fit them

Fordite Sterling Silver Necklace, Bird Pattern surfite_pendant Option 1 has a polishedTake a close look at this fordite necklace. What do you see in the patterns? I made this piece from wranglerite fordite from the plant at Parkway in Toledo Ohio. I cut it for the colors in this area which I really like and afterwords noticed the bird shape within the patterns which makes this a really unique piece. The fordite stone is a domed oval that's about 22 mm tall. I crafted the setting for this piece from solid sterling silver using my hand