Extra Large White Buffalo Heart Pendant by Happy Piasso

Extra large, heart-shaped pendant crafted by Navajo artisan Happy Piasso features a striking White Buffalo stone with mottled white & black matrix framed by sterling silver twisted rope wire and star-shaped elements. Even the sizable bail is hand stamped and decorated with the star-shaped elements. Lovely, striking piece! Pair with our Black Onyx & Silver Bead Necklace (see SKU # ANA1981) or Navajo pearls.

Pendant measures 1 3/4" x 2". Bail 3/4" x 1/2" and 15mm opening. Materials: Sterling silver, White Buffalo stone

Stone: The White Buffalo stone originates from the Tonopah Nevada area found in the same general veins as Dry Creek turquoise but has no copper content. Considering this fact, it should therefore NOT be called “white, turquoise” as it does not have the same chemical composition as turquoise, which is a copper phosphate. There is no copper to cause blue color or iron to cause green color. It is a mostly clean white calcite/quartz mix with black chert inclusions (matrix) that are more sharply defined as opposed to being smutty. The better stones have clear delineations of black and white.