Triple dangle Sonoran gold turquoise earrings

Handcrafted by Navajo artist Shirley Henry. Made of solid sterling silver with genunie Sonoran blue-green turquoise. The stones feature lite brown matrix with lite blue-green coloring.Each stone meaures approximately 1/2" x 3/8". They hang 2-1/2" in lenght when worn.They hang on silver wires. These are outstanding earrings.

Stone:Sonoran Gold Canyon Turquoise is an interesting turquoise from Senora, Mexico, near Nogales, Arizona, and its neighbor: Nogales, Mexico, which is the northernmost point in all of Mexico. The series of mines bearing this name are on several sites contingent to the American border. They feature a medium blue or often medium lime green to darker green. This is usually accompanied by iron pyrite, or brown matrix.