• 14k gold paper clip chain necklace with 0.54 ct natural emerald
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0.54 ct Emerald Paper Clip Chain Necklace in 14k Gold | Diamond Tales

$2,150.00
$2,150.00
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14k Gold Paper Clip Chain Necklace. Natural Emerald, 0.54 carats.

The paper clip chain has become a modern classic for a reason — the elongated links have architecture to them, weight without bulk, and they layer beautifully with everything already in your jewelry box. Here that chain is interrupted by a single natural emerald of 0.54 carats, which is the whole point of the design: one deliberate moment of color on an otherwise clean line of gold.

Emerald belongs to the beryl family and owes its green to traces of chromium and vanadium. Almost every natural emerald carries internal inclusions — the trade calls this the jardin, the garden — and I want you to understand that this is not a flaw. It is the stone's birth certificate, the visible proof that it grew in the earth rather than in a lab. What you look for instead is color: depth, saturation, and an even distribution of green across the face of the stone.

Emerald sits at 7.5 to 8 on the Mohs scale, harder than most gems but more brittle than sapphire, so treat it kindly — no ultrasonic cleaners, warm soapy water only.

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