Vintage 5-stone Morenci Arizona turquoise

Circa 1960's Navajo made bracelet. High grade Arizona Morenci turquoise stones are used.Beautiful blues with brown and black matrix are characteristics of this type of turquoise and make this 50 year old bracelet stand out. Entirely handcrafted with round silver wire with heavy gauge twist wire. Each stone is set high in its mounting. The center stone measures         1 -1/4" x 5/8", the other stones are 3/4" x 1/2" and 5/8" x 1/2". It is a larger bracelet with the inside measurement is 5-1/2" with 1-1/2" opening. A stunning piece of Navajo handcrafted jewelry with all natural stones. Morenci turquoise is another American classic, highly regarded and sought after by collectors. Though the Morenci turquoise mine produces a wide range of colors from blue to green, the most desirable is a deep blue color with a heavy iron pyrite matrix and occasionally some spider webbing. The Morenci turquoise mine is located in Southeastern Arizona. It is the by-product of a large open-pit copper mining operation and dates back to 1864. William "Lucky" Brown was offered the mining rights in the 1950s and the Brown family has worked the mine since. Though no turquoise is actively being produced at the Morenci mine, small amounts do still come to market each year from the stock that was mined previously. Sterling silver Is an alloy of silver containing 92.5% by weight of silver and 7.5% by weight of other metals, usually copper. The sterling silver standard has a minimum of 925.