Traditional style silver ring w/Sonoran Gold turquoise-BC 1389

Navajo handcrafted ring. Its traditional style and design reflect jewelry from the 1970's. Set in solid sterling silver with a single piece of Sonoran Gold turquoise. Nicely detailed.The artist has signed their hallmark on the shank. Please select your size before ordering. NAVJAO HANDCRAFTED RING -HEAVY GAUGE SILVER-SONORAN GOLD Sonoran Gold Canyon Turquoise is an interesting turquoise from Señora, 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.