This beautiful ring is made from solid sterling silver that is platinum plated for durability and tarnish prevention. The center stone is an 8mm x 6mm oval rare Kashmir Kyanite gemstone (1.60 ctw). It is surrounded by a halo of natural white zircon stones with additional zircons running down the split shank on both sides of the ring (0.90 ctw). The ring is size 8 and is stamped 925 and signed. Kyanite are extremely rare and beautiful gemstones from Nepal, India and Tanzania. In its regular blue form, it has a color very similar to Sapphire and gems extracted from recent mines in Nepal and Tibet are comparable in appearance to the very finest Kashmir Sapphires.