White Buffalo inlay necklace slider set

Navajo handcrafted necklace slider set. It has a unique design where the inlayed element slides freely on the omega style silver necklace with over 25 handcut stones. Beautiful crafted, it is light weight and easy to wear with any outfit. Matching dangle earrings complete the set.

Materials: Sterling silver,White Buffalo stone, black jet and cultured opals. 

Measurements: Silver necklace-18", the inlay - 1-3/4" x 3/8 ( all measurements are approximate)

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.