At first my ears reacted to one of the wires and I gave these a lousy review.  But then I thought, perhaps my ear was irritated by something else that day.  So I gave them a second chance, because they really are cute and I didn't want to return them.  And happily, my ears didn't react to them anymore.  I've been wearing these almost every day since.

Couple of things... the color of my earrings is much more solid and uniform than what is pictured.  The color is a much lighter turquoise, and mine have no veining in them.  But they are very pretty.  I would say they are more refined in person than the "rustic" way they look in the picture.  The product picture really doesn't do them justice.  The stone is set into a pretty substantial sterling silver base, and they have pretty S wires held on with a little silver ball on the end.  So from the side, the silver really gleams.  Tonight, my husband commented that he really likes them, and thinks they are sexy.  :)

Soon, I will try to upload a few of my own pictures from a different angle.