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A Whitby jet necklace, the lozenge shaped facetted graduated…
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Sydney
Date:
6-Aug-2019
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A Whitby jet necklace, the lozenge shaped facetted graduated beads alternating with round beads, to a metal parrot clasp, total length 1360 mm., Whitby jet is a natural organic gemstone formed from the compressed wood of the monkey puzzle or araucaria tree, found along a two mile stretch of coastline between Robin Hood's bay and Boulby, nearby to Whitby, north Yorkshire. Whitby jet gemstone is formed over 186 million years ago.
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Unclassified