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I believe that these earrings are from India. They are part of the "Fair Trade Project"~Fairtrade is an alternative approach to conventional trade and is based on a partnership between producers and consumers. When farmers ,artisans can sell on Fairtrade terms, it provides them with a better deal and improved terms of trade. This allows them the opportunity to improve their lives and plan for their future. Fairtrade offers consumers a powerful way to reduce poverty through their every day shopping.


Chrysoberyl can exhibit a floating light reflection that moves as when a polished gem is rotated. This effect is known as cymophane effect. If a Chrysoberyl exhibits a thin narrow band of reflecting light across its length which slightly moves when a polished gem is rotated, the effect is known as a cat's eye effect. Cat's eye and cymophane effects are caused by microscopic, parallel, needlelike inclusions that cause the light to reflect distinctly within a stone. Both Cymophane and Cat's Eye are variety names used to described Chrysoberyl with these effects. -