Large Whitby jet piece measuring 5.6cm long with a round Amber (heat treated) bead and further Whitby jet oval hanging from it. Pendant measures 4.8cm long and at thickest 0.7cm. Comes gift boxed and on a 17" sterling silver chain.

Jet is also known as black amber, although it is not actually an amber, but rather fossilized wood from the monkey puzzel tree. It was used extensively in mourning jewelry in Victorian times and was considered a stone for alleviating and bringing grief to the surface to be healed. It has also historically been used as a protection stone and is said to have very powerful protection energies to ward off evil, negativity, and psychic attacks. It is also said to protect finances and protect from depression. Jet is related primarily to the base chakra, but when used on the upper chakras it helps kundalini move to the crown chakra. Mystically, jet is considered a stone of sympathy, healing grief, psychic experiences. It is said by intuitive sources to be an excellent calming stone, and helpful for treating epilepsy, migraines, stomach pain, colds, glandular problems, and lympathic problems.

Silver is a mineral that is said to mirror the soul, strengthen the connection between astral and physical bodies, and enhance intuitive and psychic energies. Silver is mystically considered to improve speech, bring eloquence. It is also purported to attract, enhance and store the energies of gemstones, as well as draw out negative energies. Silver is related to the moon, and moon energies. Physically, crystal healing lore indicates that silver is has been traditionally used to aid heptatitis treatments, eliminate toxins, expel toxins through the pores, headache, rheumatic pain, nausea and gastritis, obesity, diabetes, and increase assimilation of vitamins A and E. Sterling Silver is an alloy (combination) of the minerals Silver and Copper with other trace elements. It is primarily silver, which brings mainly the energies of silver to this metal, with copper energies to back it up. .

Above crystal properties are from http://www.CrystalsAndJewelry.com