Navajo Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Sterling Silver Floral Leaf Design Ring Sz14
This is a very exquisite ring that must not be overlooked! This piece of Native American jewelry is hand crafted by Navajo artist out of genuine sterling silver and real sleeping beauty Turquoise stones. A total of TWO stones are delicately placed in hand cut bezel settings, while Mini silver beads, flowers, scalloped leaf designs, and twisted silver can be seen highlighting for a stunning look. The ring is stamped sterling Ring is size14, it measures approximately 1"ΒΌ long and 1"?
5mmband ring weight 15.4grams great addition to your collection?? The Sleeping Beauty mine is located outside of Globe, Arizona and produces blue to light blue turquoise with little to no matrix. Mined from its granite host rock, the Sleeping Beauty mine yields only a small amount of high quality turquoise, making it much more rare and valuable than the larger quantity of lower-grade turquoise it also produces.
With the preponderance of turquoise enhanced (often called "stabilized") from the Sleeping Beauty mine, the value placed on the high grade rises. Sleeping Beauty Turquoise is one of the most highly revered and sought after stone, because of its light pale-blue color. The difference between this and other blue turquoise stones is that these turquoise pieces display little-to-no veins within the gem that is common for other types of turquoise. One of the main sources for this type of stone in America is actually Arizona's own Sleeping Beauty Mine. The turquoise inside the Sleeping Beauty Mine was discovered completely by accident. The mine was actually struck to find an expected copper and gold deposit, until fairly recently, turquoise was never found. The reason that this stone has been utilized by artisans in their turquoise jewelry for years is because of its durability. Not only is this stone stunningly beautiful and one pure color, but it's also stable enough for a thorough polishing and can be used in jewelry pieces without any need for stabilization.