White Buffalo stone pendant by artist Bernyse Chavez

 NAVAJO CRAFTED CONTEMPORARY PENDANT WHITE BUFFALO

Contemporary pendant by well know Navajo artist Bernyse Chavez. Set in solid sterling silver this pendant measures 3" in total length and shows 3-pieces of White Buffalo stone. It has a nicely sized bail that will accommodate up to a 7mm chain or beads. It is perfectly sized to wear with almost any outfit.  (shown on a 20" White Buffalo stone necklace - SKU # Bil 605) sold separately)

 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.