Navajo bear pendant w/ #8 turquoise

Navajo handcrafted bear pendant by artist Calvin Begay. This unique piece features a reverasable design with inlayed #8 mine turquosie on one side with the otherside of a silver heart line. The stone is known for its lite to medium blue coloring with lite brown matrix. The artist has mounted the large stones high with deep ridges referred to as a cobblestone inlay.A rare opportunity to have such a unique design with this type of turquoise.

Measurements: Mounting: 1-1/4" x 1-1/4" (all measurements are approximate)

Stone: Number 8 Turquoise
Located in the Lynn mining district in northern Eureka County, north of Carlin, Nevada, the Number 8 mine is on the west side of the Tuscarora Range, and was at one time a gold and copper mining operation. It was in a large mining district encompassing ten 20-acre claims and was active from the 1930’s through the early 1950’s. Number 8 turquoise is famous for its golden-red and brown spider web matrix background, which is set off by the soft blue to blue green turquoise.