Kohsaar - Fluorite and Lapis Lazuli Brass Earrings

From the Gulzar collection by Orah Jewels and Crafts, Kohsaar brings together Fluorite and Lapis Lazuli in a single brass earring with an abstract shaped charm. The name means "land of mountains" in Urdu, and the stone pairing holds that landscape in miniature: the shifting soft tones of fluorite set against the dense, fixed blue of lapis, separated by the warm anchor of aged brass.

Fluorite is sourced from Baluchistan, where crystalline deposits form in sedimentary sequences. It belongs to the halide mineral group, with a calcium fluoride structure that produces a wide color range, from pale green to soft violet to warm amber, determined by the rare earth elements present during crystal growth. The stone is notable for its perfect octahedral cleavage, which allows skilled artisans to cut it cleanly along natural planes, and for giving science the word "fluorescence," a property many specimens demonstrate under ultraviolet light. Lapis Lazuli comes from Badakhshan, Afghanistan, where it has been mined continuously for over seven thousand years. Its color is produced by lazurite, a tectosilicate mineral, and the characteristic gold flecks are pyrite inclusions formed alongside the lazurite in its high pressure calcium bearing metamorphic environment. Together in Kohsaar, the two stones create a visual dialogue: soft and mineral, shifting and fixed, light and depth.

Kohsaar measures 1.7 inches and carries a slightly longer drop than the compact pieces in the Gulzar collection, giving it a defined presence at the ear. The abstract charm form holds the stones in a structured frame that reads as considered rather than assembled. The aged brass setting keeps the cooler fluorite and the dense lapis from drifting against each other; the brass is the element that grounds both. This piece works in combination with other earrings and holds its own as a standalone pair.

Made at the Orah Jewels and Crafts facility in Lahore, Kohsaar is assembled by hand. Orah maintains direct sourcing relationships across Pakistan's mineral belt and into Badakhshan, part of a network built over twelve years of working in Pakistan's gemstone trade. One pair.

Stones: Natural Fluorite (Baluchistan) and Lapis Lazuli (Badakhshan, Afghanistan)
Metal: Brass
Size: 1.7 Inches