Heart bolo tie w/Dry Creek turquoise

Handcrafted By Navajo artist Charlie Francisco. The bolo tie features a single Dry Creek stone mounted on a silver heart. The artist has used detailed stamping throughout the heart shape. Cylinder silver tips finish off the ends. It is strung on a leather cord. 

Materials: Sterling silver & Dry Creek Turquoise

Measurements: 1-1/2" x 1-1/4" - Cord is 34" - Tips are 1-1/2" for a total length of 37"  (all measurements are approximate)

Stone: The Dry Creek Turquoise Mine is located on the Shoshone Indian Reservation near Battle Mountain, Nevada. The mine was first discovered in 1993, but the nature of the material led to much confusion, due both to its extreme hardness and odd color. After having the material assayed, it was proven to be turquoise. The miners at Dry Creek have also found a white stone at this deposit that is mistaken as “white, turquoise”.