Lotus Pendant with cubic zirconia stones

METAL: Sterling Silver 925 rodium plated. Wide: 22 mms; thick: 03 mms, length(only the Lotus): 17 mms, weight: 3.4 grams

LOTUS The lotus flower that emerges from sludge, representing purity, resurrection and spiritual enlightenment. It is one of eight sacred symbols of Buddhism. Rhodium plating jewelry consists of immersion in a specific device, where it is placed in another liquid metal (usually platinum) which causes the liquid metal set in jewelry. Rhodium is a precious metal of the platinum family. The rhodium plating is used especially in jewelry to give a surface that will resist scratches and stains and a white appearance. It is important to know that the rhodium plating does not last forever. Silver jewelry that receives a layer of rhodium has a much longer lifetime, especially against scratching. ZIRCONIA's chemical name is zirconium oxide. This oxide occurs in nature in the form of a rare mineral called baddelyite, which crystallizes in the monoclinic system. There is, however, the artificial zirconia, which has the same chemical composition, but crystallizes in the cubic system and is therefore called cubic zirconia. Both monoclinic as cubic zirconia are used as a gemstone; cubic zirconia is much better known for being the most perfect imitation diamond ever obtained. It serves also, by varying the colour, to imitate other gemstones such as amethyst. So there are two types of zirconia: natural, monoclinic, call baddelyite, and artificial, cubic, called cubic zirconia. That's why there are these two crystal structures for the same substance that the ABNT (Brazilian Technical Standards Association) recommends to always use the name cubic zirconia, zirconia and not just when you're talking about Rhinestone.