NAVAJO HANDCRAFTED PENDANT WITH NAVAJO PEARLS
If you love purple then this is the set for you!. This handcrafted pendant and bead set in made of solid sterling silver with genuine purple spiny oyster shells, The pendant measures 2"1/2 in length with the necklace measuring 18" in length. The 18" beads have graduated beads and spiny oyster shell rondells that vary from 4 to 12 mm. This is a beautiful set.
Purple Spiny Oyster Shell Living Spondylus shells are, indeed, very spiny, but the polished product looks very smooth the most used Spondylid Bivalve shell colors include orange, reds, and purples and may include distinct striations and color variations. In the American Oceans, the Spondylids occur along the North American coasts, as far north as North Carolina, on the Atlantic Coast, and northwestern Mexico Purple Spiny Oysters grow in deeper water, making them more difficult to find and harvest.