Natural round blue lace agate stud earrings, rhodium-plated 925 silver, 8 mm

In the morning, there isn't always time to choose your jewelry. These blue lace agate stud earrings go on in a single gesture and match almost everything, for you or as a gift.

Lightweight, they go unnoticed all day long. Wear them on their own for a simple look, or with a thin hoop if you have several piercings.

Blue lace agate is a soft blue agate, crossed by fine white and sky-blue bands that ripple like lace. Like all agates, it is a chalcedony, a form of quartz with microscopic crystals, deposited layer after layer by silica-laden waters in the cracks of rocks. It was introduced to the public in the 1960s in Namibia, where one mine supplied most of it for decades, until its closure in 2017; it is also found elsewhere in Africa, notably in Kenya, and in Brazil. According to the Greek scholar Theophrastus, the name agate is said to come from the Achates, a river in Sicily. Each stone displays a banding pattern all its own.

In lithotherapy, blue lace agate is seen as a stone of calm and gentle speech, nicknamed the "diplomat's stone". It is credited with a soothing energy that may help calm stress, express your thoughts serenely, find the right words and keep calm in tense exchanges. It may also encourage a form of inner peace. Tradition associates it with the Throat Chakra. These benefits belong to the beliefs of lithotherapy: they have not been scientifically proven and are in no way a substitute for medical advice. It is chosen first and foremost for its pastel blue, fresh and luminous.

Blue lace agate is a hard stone that is well suited to everyday jewelry. Store your jewelry separately so that it does not rub against other stones, and take it off for housework or cleaning products. To clean it, wash the stone in lukewarm, soapy water, with a soft brush if needed, rinse, then dry it with a soft cloth to avoid limescale marks. In lithotherapy, it is purified with a quick rinse under clean water, and preferably recharged for a few hours in the soft light of the moon, or on a quartz cluster or an amethyst geode.

Your rhodium-plated 925 silver jewelry needs no special care. Clean it in lukewarm, soapy water with a soft cloth, then dry it. Avoid hard brushes, which can scratch it, and harsh chemicals. Over time, the rhodium layer may wear off: a jeweler can then apply a new one.

925 silver is an alloy made up of 92.5% pure silver. Rhodium plating gives it a shiny finish that limits tarnishing. Designed to be worn every day, with complete peace of mind: our jewelry complies with the European REACH regulations on nickel, lead and cadmium. Each piece is hallmarked and comes with its certificate of authenticity. The hallmarking combines the 925 fineness mark and a sponsor's mark registered in the European Union; only pieces too small to be stamped are exempt.

These blue lace agate stud earrings are designed for women, for yourself or as a gift. They are hypoallergenic as they comply with European REACH standards on nickel, and they suit most sensitive skin.