Petoskey stone earrings and Leland Blue stone with sterling silver beads, Up North earrings, Lake Michigan earrings
Genuine Lake Michigan Leland Blue stone and Petoskey stones mix with sterling silver Bali beads in these unique earrings. Summertime memories!
Handcrafted sterling silver ear wires
Drop: approx. 2"
* stock photo-your stones may be slightly different
A Petoskey stone is a rock and a fossil, often pebble-shaped, that is composed of a fossilized coral. The stones were formed as a result of glaciation, in which sheets of ice plucked stones from the bedrock, grinding off their rough edges and depositing them in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and the northwestern (and some in the northeastern) portion of Michigan's lower peninsula. The name comes from an Ottawa Indian Chief, Chief Pet-O-Sega. The city of Petoskey, Michigan, is also named after him, and is the center of the area where the stones are found. The stones are commonly found on beaches and in sand dunes.
Leland Blue stones were created through the process of making iron from iron ore. In the late 19th century, iron ore was carried from Escanaba, MI to Leland, MI on large schooners and steamers to deposit their load at the Leland Lake Superior Iron Company. During the hot process to melt the iron ore a lot of junk would come to the top which then was discarded as slag into the lake and on the beaches. That slag is now found as beautiful Leland Blue stones.
Your earrings will be placed in a cushioned box and mailed in a bubble mailer.
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