Orogeny is produced in a limited run of 30 pieces. Natural meteorite, quartz and agate patterns vary slightly from piece to piece — that is the material, not a flaw. If the piece you receive doesn't match the photos and specs, return it within 30 days for a full refund.
Specimen Details
- Origin
- Meteorite: Qinghai-Tibet Plateau · Third Pole
- Material
- Blue stony meteorite bead 12 mm · brown-textured stony meteorite bead 10 mm · Himalayan quartz 8 mm · pink agate 8 mm · gilded accent charm · gold-plated clasp
- Dimensions
- Meteorite 12 / 10 mm · quartz 8 mm · agate 8 mm · sizes 18 / 20 / 22 cm
- Finish
- Polished quartz and agate; natural meteorite texture · gilded charm · gold-plated clasp
Eastern Five Elements · 文化渊源
Elemental reading: Earth
Fire begets earth, earth begets metal (huo sheng tu, tu sheng jin): a mountain is earth raised up, and the stones riding inside it are earth's own record. Here the earth-born stones — Himalayan quartz and pink agate — hold two pieces of sky-metal, one blue and one brown. The generation cycle reads in the material: sky-iron (metal) resting in the mountain (earth).
“A falling star, reaching the earth, becomes stone.” — Sima Qian, Records of the Grand Historian, c. 91 BC
Cultural heritage narrative only. We make no functional or metaphysical claims.
Meteorite & Mountain · Sky and Stone
The Fall and the Rising
The Fall — Two Stones From the Sky
One blue, one brown, both arriving rather than forming. Blue meteorite holds the color of deep water in a cooled crust; brown-textured meteorite keeps the flow marks of a surface that burned on the way down. Gathered on the Plateau where they landed.
The Rising — Quartz and Agate, the Mountain's Own
Himalayan quartz, clear as thin air at altitude, and pink agate the color of high-altitude dusk. These two did not fall — they were pushed up, part of the orogeny itself. Together with the two meteorites they carry the whole story: a mountain rising, and two stars coming down to meet it.
Wear It With
Where It Belongs
Everyday — worn alone
Warm pink and clear quartz read as quiet daylight; the two dark meteorites keep it from turning sweet. Light enough for a workday, distinct enough that people ask.
Stacked — with gold or earth tones
The pale pink and the gilded charm sit naturally beside warm metals, linen and leather. Keep the metals in the same temperature range — gold tones — and the stack reads as one deliberate gesture.
Gifting — vermilion box
Arrives in our signature vermilion gift box. A limited run of 30 — uncommon enough to feel chosen, honest enough to wear every day.
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