Small multicolor inlay heart pendant

Small heart pendant by Navajo artist Rick Tolino. The multi-color stones and shells that make the inlay are vibrant. The pendant has an approximate length of 1"1/4 and 1" wide. Perfectly sized on a small chain. Light weight and easy to wear.

Spiny Oyster Shell - also called spondylus princeps, is found in the sea off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. Spondylus is a Latin word meaning "spines on its back." Beautiful oranges, reds, white, purple.

American Turquoise varies in color from different consultancies of the minerals that are in the soil above where it was formed. In general, Arizona produces Blue Turquoise and Nevada produces Green Turquoise, Colorado and New Mexico predominately produce Green Turquoise. In all areas there are deposits of the opposite color but in much smaller amounts.It also varies substantially from the different locations it is found.