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This was my great grandmother’s necklace from Israel. I don’t know much about it, but it is silver, I think there is genuine Eilat stone chips in it, and there is some sort of logo on the back. I can’t find this logo on any well known companies. I think it was probably made by a small manufacturer that has long since gone out of business, but I would like to learn more about it’s origins. If anyone could help link the logo to a company of artist, it would mean a lot.(PS: The chain is not the original, I bought it off of Amazon for $27 a few months ago)

 

Lovely Jewish Star. I can't help you with info so wait for others who can.

 

Looks like turquoise chips in resin.

 

Like I said, I believe it’s Eilat Stone because it was made in Israel, but I could be mistaken.

 

I think Eilat stone is more blue/green with dark striations. This looks like turquoise.
Just my opinion!

 

Well I honestly have no clue, but if it is Eilat stone, it would make sense if they separate the blue part and the black part in order to get the two triangles to be different. It could be turquoise, but that doesn’t explain the black stone there.

 

There are two different stones in this pendant.
I think the black part is black onyx, or some other black stone.
The blue is probably turquoise. Crushed turquoise is common in jewelry in many parts of the world and was popular in the 1970s.
I know you said it was great grandmother's. Could she have acquired it in the 1970s?

 

Eilat Stone derives its name from the city of Eilat where it was once mined, it is a green-blue heterogeneous mixture of several secondary copper minerals including malachite, azurite, turquoise, pseudomalachite, chrysocolla. The Eilat stone is the National stone of Israel, and is also known as the King Solomon Stone.

 

Possibly, I genuinely have almost no information on this. I’m actually not even 100% sure it was my great grandmother’s (long story)

 

I’m aware of what Eilat stone is. Did you just copy and paste the wiki page or something?

 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/720380...lJE4CYmxn1j3kVtYNQoq0Tt3_TFqcsboaAhKmEALw_wcB

https://www.storenvy.com/products/2...8sFNtoG2TzRn3vqEp8GA2wJujxQU6dPsaAlUbEALw_wcB

I was just putting it together with the other people's comments about turquoise and onyx...there are examples of Eilat stone that can answer to the thoughts of what other stones someone might think it could be.

 

Ah, thanks

 

Can you post a close up of the mark, please?

 

It is a little worn and I think there was once text below the logo, but the text has been rubbed off over time and there is no way I can make it out.

 

JMHO. the pic is on the head. the letter with the point could be a stylized/modern Bet or Kaf.

 

If so it would be backwards. I at first thought it could be a Chaf and a kaf overlapped, but they are backwards.

 

Ruth may know about this... she may be out treasure hunting.
Hope she stops in to help.

 

I'm with Holly and stracci, it looks like turquoise chips in resin. The black looks artificially textured, not like onyx inlay usually looks, but more like resin.

For comparison, Eilat stone:

 

Eilat stone chips?

 

Paging Ruth @evelyb30