Native American Indian Jewelry - Turquoise

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Turquoise comes from many sources and in many forms.  Color varies from deep blue to green, with a wide range of inclusions that give each stone a unique look.  Simply by looking at a piece, experts can often tell within a few miles the location where a stone was found.  Many sources of turquoise used in older jewelry are no longer available, adding to the value of the piece.  The value of turquoise is influenced by an enigmatic quality know as the "Zat", defined as the heavenly essence of the stone. 

Burnham turquoise has a soft luster and unique blue-green color palette. The matrix patterns flow through the stone in a smoky wispy way.

No. 8 mine spider web turquoise Spider web turquoise is a general term for a complex matrix of black lines, much like a spider web.

 Blue Gem

Bisbee Blue is know for its lovely deep blue color, rivaling Persian turquoise.  Although it it typically blue, some veins are green, and there are many different types of matrix.

Bisbee Blue with spider web matrix

Cerrillo

Fox Mine

Smokey Mountain

Stormy Ridge

Village Grove

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