The listing, ♦♦♦Large Mosaic Agate Pendant w/Chain♦♦♦ has ended.
Can you say "Wow"? This is a large Genuine Mosaic Jasper stone set in a 925 Sterling Silver overlay setting (stamped 925). The colors are a Lapis Blue, Off White, and Black. It measures 2 7/8" long and 1 2/8" wide. This can be worn with solid black or white earrings or with blue earrings similar to the blue in the pendant. Day or night, this is a real attention grabber. A silver chain either Sterling Silver plated or overlay will be sent with the chain. Size and style will be determined by stock at the time. You may request a certain size or style, but I can't guarantee I will have that exact chain, but I will try to come close.
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Fine silver is 99.9 percent pure or more, but it is very soft and unsuitable for most uses. Sterling silver is defined as 92.5 percent pure or higher. Sometimes, as you note, 95 percent pure silver is sold; this has more silver than the minimum it needs to be called sterling but its still sterling.
The remaining 5 to 7-1/2 percent is usually copper because this has been found to be the best metal to alloy with the silver to not discolor it, while making it hard.
Silver overlay is a process of taking nickel silver and applying a layer of solid sterling silver....it is many times thicker than "Plated". The overlay is then engraved, etc....whereas plated items are engraved and then plated with a very thin electro plate of silver.
The process of using sterling silver overlay is done by the finest silversmith. It has the great appearance of solid sterling at a reduced cost but will far out last plated products. Sterling overlay is much better and more expensive than plated but not as high a solid sterling silver.