What is Cabochon Jewellery?

Cabochon is a term referring to a gemstone or natural stone that has been shaped and polished instead of being facetted (small cuts that provide sparkle to transparent stones). Cabochon stones generally have flat bottoms and have a raised or bulging top.At Goldstone Silver, we tend to use the cabochon natural stones in rings and pendants set in silver. We purchase the stones in Armenia, mainly agates, jaspers, amethysts, charoite and petrified wood. It is important to choose good quality stones, and to have already in mind the type of setting you will apply, whether you will use it for rings or pendants. We aim to use the least possible amount of silver around the stone to let the beauty of the gemstone speak for itself.

Pictures Key:

Top: Sample of rings and pendants in the Natural Stone and Silver Collection

Bottom:

Left: Lapiz Lazuli Pendant set in Sterling Silver. Coming out shortly in the Blue Dream Collection.

Middle: Reversible Oval Silver Pendant with Mossgreen Agate & Amethyst. Sold out - more avaialble in store!

Right: Denditirc Agate Ring from the Silver and Natural Stone Collection

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