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Handcrafted
Turquoise Jewelry
Becky O'Connor
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Turquoise
jewelry has been prized for centuries. The oldest known example is
a carved bracelet of turquoise and gold found in an Egyptian tomb
which has been dated to 7000 years ago!
Turquoise
is a complex copper mineral, which is characteristically found in
arid regions associated with copper deposits.
For many
hundreds of centuries, turquoise has been mined in Persia, Tibet and
China. China is known for its deposits of large pieces of turquoise,
and has produced many exquisite large carvings.
In the
American Southwest turquoise mines were worked by Indians for centuries
before Western man arrived on the scene.
Much
of the turquoise Becky uses in her jewelry comes from mines in Arizona,
Nevada, and Mexico, while the larger pieces and nuggets are from China
and are often in their natural state.
The Sleeping
Beauty Mine in Arizona is known for its characteristic bright blue
turquoise, while the Kingman Mine, also in Arizona, produces stones
ranging from green to blue.
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Turquoise from Arizona's
Sleeping Beauty Mine
21" necklace with
vermeil beads and clasp
$ 168
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Turquoise from Arizona's
Sleeping Beauty Mine
16" necklace of linked stones with
vermeil accent beads
and clasp • $ 100
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Turquoise from Arizona's
Sleeping Beauty Mine
24" necklace with vermeil
accent beads and clasp
$ 140 |
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Turquoise from Arizona's
Sleeping Beauty &
Kingman Mines
with vermeil beads & clasp
26" necklace • $149
8" bracelet • $54 |
Boulder Turquoise from
Arizona's Kingman Mine
19" necklace with vermeil
accent beads and clasp
$ 116 |
Boulder Turquoise
from Arizona's Kingman Mine
17" necklace with
vermeil clasp
$ 130 |
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Turquoise from Nevada's Fox Mine
with Chrysocholla Drop
18" necklace with sterling silver
accent beads and clasp
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Turquoise from Arizona's
Kingman Mine
16" necklace with
vermeil clasp
$ 56 |
Turquoise from Royston, NV
with Baltic Amber & Vermeil
16" necklace with vermeil
accent beads and clasp
$ 88
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Turquoise from Arizona's
Kingman Mine
16" necklace with Chrysocholla
pendant and sterling silver clasp
$ 76
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Turquoise from Arizona's
Castle Dome Mine
27" necklace with sterling silver
accent beads & clasp
$ 174 |
Natural Turquoise
from China
29" necklace with
sterling silver accent beads
and clasp • $ 165
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Turquoise from Arizona's
Emerald Valley Mine
with vermeil accent beads
and clasp
$ 125 |
Arizona & Hand-Cut Chinese
Turquoise
23" necklace with
carnelian and sterling silver
accent beads and clasp • $ 80 |
Turquoise from Royston, NV
with Baltic Amber & Vermeil
18" necklace with vermeil
accent beads and clasp
$ 99 |
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Turquoise from Arizona's
Kingman Mine
with Apple Coral
16" necklace with vermeil
accent beads • $ 68 |
Turquoise from Arizona's
Kingman Mine & Amber
with vermeil accent beads
and clasp • 21" necklace
$ 76 |
Natural Turquoise from China
with Onyx
sterling silverl accent beads
and clasp • 16" necklace
$ 45 |
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