Mahgul - Amethyst and Emerald Silver Earrings

From the Satrangi collection by Orah Jewels and Crafts, Mahgul is a pair of drop earrings that set raw Amethyst alongside natural Emerald in oxidized sterling silver. The pairing is deliberate. The violet weight of the amethyst against the vivid green of the emerald produces a contrast that reads as bold without requiring scale. Both stones are left close to their rough state, so the surfaces catch light unevenly rather than uniformly.

The Amethyst comes through Orah Jewels sourcing network, selected for depth of violet saturation. Amethyst is a macrocrystalline variety of quartz in which iron impurities within the silica lattice produce violet coloration through iron substitution and natural irradiation over geological time. The stones in this pair carry a medium to deep violet that holds under indoor light without shifting toward gray. The Emerald is sourced from the Swat Valley in KPK, where deposits occur in mica schist rather than the more common carbonate host rock. Swat emeralds form when chromium and vanadium bearing hydrothermal fluids infiltrate the schist at depth, producing beryl crystals with the saturated green the valley has been known for since the Mughal period. Orah cuts Swat emerald at its own lapidary facility in Lahore. In this pair, the emerald is shaped to preserve natural inclusions that confirm origin.

Mahgul drops to 1.4 inches, sitting at the jaw line without becoming structural. The oxidized silver setting carries a matte finish that lets the rough stone surfaces read as the primary element rather than the metal. The ear wire is plain sterling silver. The piece works alone or alongside a plain metal ear cuff on the opposite ear.

Made at the Orah Jewels facility in Lahore, Pakistan. The amethyst was selected by Orah team for saturation; the emerald was cut from Swat rough in house. One pair.