Large Double dangle pendant-White Buffalo

Handcrafted pendant by Navajo artist Mary Ellen. Made of solid sterling silver with genuine white buffalo stones.This unique pendant features detailed silver work surrounding each stone.It measures 4" in total length with a maximum width of 1-3/4". With a large bail that can accommodate up to a 12mm bead necklace this is a very versitlile pendant. The stones have beautiful black and white coloring. This is a special piece and a true one-of-a-kind. 

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.