Swiss Pyrite Slate Pendant - Handmade

Handmade pendant made of slate with pyrite from the Swiss Alps.

Pyrite slate
The slightly golden pyrite forms a particularly noble color contrast to the black slate in which it is embedded.
The material comes from the Swiss Alps, where it is found and collected in small quantities. The locations are known only to a few, and obtaining the material is anything but easy, as the sites are located in inaccessible locations within the mountains. The raw material often contains only a few spots suitable for jewelry, so many kilograms of material must be laboriously carried down the mountain in a backpack to create just a handful of jewelry pieces.

The production
We lovingly handcraft our pendants from minerals and gemstones in Germany.
Each piece of jewelry goes through several work phases, starting with cutting the raw stone, shaping and grinding on various diamond grinding wheels, and ending with the final polishing.
This creates unique jewelry that reflects all the beauty and diversity of nature.