Enjoy this beautiful whale tail pendant with the whale fluke gracefully diving in a circular pattern!

Diameter: 12mm

Alaska black petrified wood dates back to 25 million years ago from the Aleutian Islands and is a remnant of the monumental Dawn Redwood trees (meta-Sequoia and Sequoia trees) which grew up to 200 feet tall. Toppled and engulfed by volcanic mudflows, the organic material of these ancient trees was slowly replaced by minerals and traces of precious metals.

Jewelry designed by local artist Rosemary Libert, who lives in Skagway, Alaska.

All pieces of petrified wood are hand-cut to fit the jewelry design then properly shined using 6 different jewelry polishing wheels. Because Alaskan black petrified wood found is extremely rare and one-of-a-kind you will receive the product pictured with very slight variations in veining.

All jewelry is backed by the manufacturer.

If this item is not in stock our jeweler will make it in 4-6 weeks and ship it straight to your door.





Karat Definition and Guide

Karat values range from 24K down to 9K. The gold content on anything 8K or less is so low that it wouldn't be considered solid gold jewelry.


Ranges of Karat Values
*24 karat (24K) gold is pure gold
*18 karat (18K) gold contains 18 parts gold and 6 parts another metal or metals, making it 75% gold
*14 karat (14K) gold contains 14 parts gold and 10 parts another metal or metals, making it 58.3% gold
*10 karat (10K) gold contains 10 parts gold and 14 parts another metal or metals, making it 41.7% gold. 10k gold is the minimum karat designation that can still be called gold in the US


The term carat, spelled with a "c," is often confused with the term karat. They are both pronounced the same, but carat refers to the weight of a gemstone. You could have a 1.5-carat diamond set in an 18 karat gold setting.

The karat system is used to measure the amount of pure gold found in solid gold jewelry. In the US, numbers are associated with the percentage of pure gold in a piece.

The phrase "solid gold jewelry" is a misnomer because, most times, this jewelry is not made up of solid gold. This term references jewelry that has a gold alloy throughout the entire piece.

On the other hand, the phrase "pure gold jewelry" is used to describe jewelry that is made up entirely of gold with little to no alloys present.


How a Gold Alloy is Formed
A portion of the gold is mixed with different alloys or metals, which creates a specific formula. Each gold color, like white gold or rose gold, uses a different combination of alloys.


These values are primarily used on gold from the United States. You will see a lot of 22k gold and 9k gold in other countries. Gold jewelry from other countries may have an entirely different set of gold marking.