Thin single stone cuff bracelet with Golden Hills Turquoise

Navajo handcrafted cuff bracelet. Set in solid sterling silver with genuine Golden Hills Turquoise. With a maximum width of only 3/4" this is a small bracelet. The artist has used two pieces of 1/2 round silver wire with a twist wire down the center. This simple setting lets the center stone show beautifully. It has 5"1/2 inside measurement with a 1"1/2 opening, making this bracelet easy to fit to your wrist.

Stone: In the Russian hills of Kazakhstan sits the GOLDEN HILLS mine. The Turquoise is only mined in the winter months during the freezing cold and snow as rains flood the mine during the summer. The location of the mine is remote and difficult to bring equipment in and out of. It is the only Turquoise known to have the unique coloring of bright blue with a Lavender undertone. Special stone available this year is Kazakhstan Turquoise, or Golden Hills Turquoise. A rare color for turquoise, Golden Hills Turqouise comes from a deposit in the Altyn Tyube mine in Kazakhstan. These stunning gems have a light blue hue to them, and a reddish, burnt umber matrix. The Golden Hills mine is known for producing large quantities of dioptase, a gem very similar to turquoise in color and strength, mimicking emerald in its magnificent green color. The turquoise deposit was found most recently 2013 and was most notably featured at the Tucson Gem and Jewelry show in January of 2014.