Irregular shaped pendant with Dry Creek Turquoise - ANA 1437

Handcrafted pendant by Navajo artist Larry Yazzie (stamped LMY). Set in solid sterling silver with genuine Dry Creek Turquoise. The irregular shaped stone has beautiful light blue coloring has brown matrix flowing through out. It is mounted high in the setting which really shows off these details. The pendant measures 1"1/2 in total length with a maximum width of 3/4". This is an outstanding pendant. NAVAJO HANDCRAFTED PENDANT Dry Creek Turquoise The Dry Creek Turquoise Mine is located on the Shoshone Indian Reservation near Battle Mountain, Nevada. The mine was first discovered in 1993.The turquoise from the Dry Creek mine, which has also been known as the Godber as well as the Burnham mine, is a creamy pastel-blue and blue-white, turquoise. The gem grade material from this mine is very hard and available only in small quantities. Since turquoise gets its pigment from the heavy metals in the ground where it is formed, and this area has a distinct lack of heavy metals, the odd color is due to a slightly heavier balance of aluminum rather than copper in the stone's chemistry makeup. The matrix in Dry Creek Turquoise is typically light golden or brown, gray to gray-black