Medium Sonoran blue turquoise pendant-BIL 616

Handcrafted by Navajo artist Murphy Platero. Set in solid sterling silver with genuine Sonoran blue turquoise. Measuring 2"-1/4 in length x 1"-1/8 in width. The large bail can accommodate up to a 12 mm sized beads or chain. This is a medium sized pendant that is easy to wear with any style of necklace. The silver details in the setting represents a styled called repousse´ in which the silver is hammered in to a relief from the reverse side. The turquoise has a deep blue coloring with contrasting matrix. This is a beautiful pendant. NAVAJO HANDCRAFTED PENDANT BY ARTIST MURPHY PLATERO Sonoran Blue Canyon Turquoise is an interesting turquoise from Senora, Mexico, near Nogales, Arizona, and its neighbor: Nogales, Mexico, which is the northernmost point in all of Mexico. The series of mines bearing this name are on several sites contingent to the American border. Very little hard natural material has been mined here. Most has needed stabilizing to be useful. The high-grade natural material is a medium blue or often medium lime green to darker green. This is usually accompanied by iron pyrite, or brown matrix. The high-grade turquoise from this mine is rare and is considered both esoteric and valuable.