Uniquely mating jewelry items made from gems

Abstract

A uniquely mating jewelry item includes a first stand-alone jewelry piece including a first gem part which has been cut along a separation line from a gemstone, the first gem part having a first outer surface with one-of-kind, naturally occurring markings thereon and a first mating surface different from the first outer surface and extending along and to one side of the separation line, and a first jewelry holder secured with the first gem part for holding the first jewelry piece on a support such that the first outer surface and the first mating surface are exposed and visible; a second stand-alone jewelry piece including a second gem part which has been cut from the same gemstone, the second gem part having a second outer surface with one-of-kind, naturally occurring markings thereon and a second mating surface different from the second outer surface and extending along and to an opposite side of the separation line, and a second jewelry holder secured with the second gem part for holding the second jewelry piece on a support such that the second outer surface and the second mating surface are exposed and visible; and the second mating surface being complementary to the first mating surface for mating therewith such that the naturally-occurring markings on the first and second outer surfaces can only match with each other.