Love Locks: Rosarita Heart Pendant Necklace
- Natural stone: Rosarita Slag Glass
- Sterling and fine silver
- 18-inch chain included
- Choose stainless or sterling silver chain
Choosing a chain: Learn about stainless vs sterling here!
We are combining your love with some beautiful Rosarita stones, and I am here for it! All day, every day, loving love! ♥
Living in a town famous for its love locks, it was only natural to create a custom lock for you to personalize with the initials of you and your loved one! Made with sterling and fine silver, the pendants will fill your heart with the warmth of your love story! On an 18-inch sterling 2.3mm flat cable chain, with clasp closure, and can be worn daily.
Add your initials in the text box at time of order. At this time, only 2 initials and the '&' sign will be added as seen in the example photo. Note: You may substitute a heart symbol in place of the '&' and please make a note in the text box for your substitution.
Please see photos and video of stones. Only 3 customs are available at the time of this listing. Please allow up to 7 days for custom finishing of this item.
Pendant is approx. 1 1/4 inches in length.
What is Rosarita?
Rosarita is a unique material, which derives its exceptionally rich, color from the process of gold refining. It is a unique by-product of the 1960s and 1970s gold refining processes. Alaskan beach sand was smelted for its gold content and the slag by-product was Rosarita, which is essentially a gold-infused glass.
The old processes prior to 1960 used the method of open crucible and fire (infused heat) to smelt the sand, leaving behind a glass-like material in the crucible known as slag. This gold slag was used in the 1940s through 1970s for jewelry, carvings, flint napping, etc. This material known as Rosarita is some of the most exceptional colored gold slag ever produced. Most other slag were mostly red in color but not nearly as vivid as the magnificent Rosarita.
Rosarita is no longer produced because of improved efficiency in gold refinement. Modern processes extract nearly all of the gold out of the sand, leaving an un-remarkable clear glass slag without the deep red color that makes Rosarita so beautiful.
Note multiple variations and color tones.
