Unakite Adriatic Splendor Necklace

Unakite rectangles in mossy green threaded with salmon form the upper row, connected by bright turquoise beaded arches and grounded by symmetrical red-and-green strands tipped in smooth green accent beads. A central unakite bead anchors a geometric turquoise pendant at the focal point.

Unakite is an altered granite: pink orthoclase feldspar, green epidote, and clear quartz, sourced primarily from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia and North Carolina. The salmon in the seed beads is not a design choice layered on top. It is already in the stone.

Pair it with a cream linen blouse and wide-leg trousers, a black silk dress, or a sage wool turtleneck. For gallery openings, museum days, or a workday that wants to do more than work.

Construction

• • 7 unakite rectangle stations, mossy green with salmon-pink inclusions
  • Bright turquoise bugle bead triangle arches between stations
  • 6 fringe strands: alternating turquoise and orange-red seed beads
  • Smooth olive cat's eye glass bead terminals
  • Central unakite station anchoring a geometric beaded diamond drop
  • Pale green oval bead at base of center drop
  • Lobster claw clasp closure