Green Tourmaline Yellow Sapphire Color Shift Anodized Niobium Foldover Pendant

Patrick has spent recent weeks testing this hypoallergenic gray metal, niobium, running precise electric currents through it to coax out color. For this pendant, Patrick was aiming to create a color shift from turquoise blue to green to mirror the colors in the tourmaline, then he added yellow sapphires for contrast. What you're seeing isn't paint or dye, it's a durable oxide layer, formed by the current itself, that reflects certain wavelengths of light back to your eye. Same principle as a butterfly wing: no pigment, just structure catching the light.⁠⁠ long bar cut green tourmaline: 1 @ 3.21ct (23.6mm x 4.5mm) round yellow sapphires: 3 @ 0.08ct (1.8mm) niobium anodized (turquoise blue and green color shift) measures: approximately 1.5 in long price does not include chain. please call or text for chain suggestions. 919-286-2990 goldsmith: Patrick King Patrick King Bio