Handcrafted by Navajo artist Diane Wylie. Made of solid sterling silver with genunie Sonoran gold turquoise. The stones feature brown matrix with lite blue colooring. The oval shape meaures approximately 3/4" in lenght with a maximum width of 3/8". The siver has a brushed antique finsh.Signed by the artist. Silver post & backings.
Stone:Sonoran Gold 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. They feature a medium blue or often medium lime green to darker green. This is usually accompanied by iron pyrite, or brown matrix.