White buffalo stone necklace set

Navajo handcrafted necklace set. This necklace set features a double traingle shaped pendant that hangs on a graduated set of beads.The 18" beads consist of round silver and onyx beads that vary in size from 8mm to 6mm. The pendant measures 2-1/2" x 1-1/2" and is signed by the Navajo Willie family. Matching earirngs are also included. With its contemporary design this 3- piece set is beautifully crafted and easy to wear as a set or individually.

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.