Large #8 Turquoise adjustable ring

Handcrafted by Navajo artist Albert Jake. Made of solid sterling silver with genuine #8 Turquoise. The ring features a large oval stone measuring 1-1`/8" by 3/4" mounted on a adjustable shank. The shank has detailed stamping and tapers from 1/2" to 1/4". This ring is all about the rare #8 mine turquoise stone with its large presence and beautfiul coloring.

Stone: The number 8 mine was presumably discovered about 1925.Host rocks for the Number 8 deposit consist of intensely altered quartz monzonite, shale, and thinly bedded black chert, which are complexly folded, faulted, and much altered. Turquoise is concentrated along quartz veins in the intrusive rock and along faults in the sedimentary rocks. Number 8 turquoise is famous for its black, golden-red and brown spider web matrix background, which is set off by the soft blue to blue green turquoise. 

Artist: Albert Jake: was born in 1959 in the Zuni Pueblo south of Gallup, New Mexico.  He learned silversmithing from his parents. He specializes in traditional set stones and cluster jewelry with intricate stamp work. He has been smithing since 1987.  He also creates sand-paintings and makes pottery. During the summers he works as a forest fire fighter. He lives with his wife and two daughters today in Rahmah, New Mexico, near the Zuni Pueblo.