Marcasite & Silver Swallow Necklace

The swallow represents love, care and affection towards family and friends, and coupled with the heart motif in the centre, would make an ideal present to a loved one. It is silverA metallic element which is malleable and ductile, and white in colour, making it ideal for use in jewellery. It is usually mixed with copper to improve its hardness.
and hand set with marcasiteThe marcasite of jewellery is in fact iron pyrite as marcasite itself is too brittle alone for the durability required of a piece. This jewellery marcasite is sometimes called ‘fool’s gold’ given its heavily metallic appearance. Marcasite of this kind also offers a kind of iridescence, explaining its use as a more affordable diamond replacement that wi…, which are iron pyrites chips.