Grenade Boucles D'Oreilles, Argent Sterling Grenade & Marcassite Octogone Art Nouveau Boucles D'OreillesAbout This Item A stunning pair of marcasite stud earrings made from sterling silver, displaying a square shaped garnet gemstone haloed by marcasite gemstones. These earrings have a post and butterfly clip and are suitable for pierced ears only. Gemstone Information Garnet was known in Greek as 'garanatus', meaning seedlike, because of its similar appearance to pomegranate seeds. Marcasite gained massive popularity in the Victorian era. Garnet is the