Small oval Sonoran gold turquoise ring-ANA 1511

Small oval Sonoran Gold turquoise ring. Navajo handcrafted and set in solid sterling silver. Saw cut bezel. The setting on this small ring measures only 5/8" x 1/2" (about the size of a dime). Easily sized to most small to medium sized fingers. Please select your size when ordering. NAVAJO HANDCRAFTED RING IN STERLING SILVER & SONORAN GOLD TURQUOISE 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. Very little hard natural material has been mined here. Most has needed stabilizing to be useful. The high-grade natural material is a medium blue or often medium lime green to darker green. This is usually accompanied by iron pyrite, or brown matrix. The high-grade turquoise from this mine is rare and is considered both esoteric and valuable.