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Earrings, Aurora Opal Studs in Sterling.  12mm round

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AURORA OPAL 

Cultured Opals are a lab created stone.  It was a project started some 20 years ago by a turquoise fanatic and chemist.  Lab created opal is pretty but gets dull, and it just doesn’t really capture the light dispersement that real opals do.  This was because no one was really getting those silica dioxide particulars small enough to mimic Mother Nature.  The nano particles of silica dioxide are just the same as natural opal.  They are almost as small as an atom.  The matrix is a nod to turquoise and the two together are magic.  It takes about a year to grow.  It is more durable than natural opal and this makes this material ideal for rings and bracelets as detergents won’t hurt it.  It has a hardness of 5.5 on the Mohs scale.

HandMade in Santa Fe, NM since 1987

Earrings, Paperclip Naja Sterling on Posts

1 3/4" long. Oxidized Sterling 

Contemporary Southwest Style Earrings in Soft Satin Finish.

Hand Made in Santa Fe, NM since 1987.

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Earrings, Sterling Inlaid Rosarita in 12mm Studs on Posts

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These studs have a rounded back to make them sit comfortably on your ears.

ROSARITA

In the early 1940’s Gold Prices spiked.  As a result of the new high prices some prospectors revisited the old gold mines in places such as Colorado, California, and Alaska.  These crusty codgers would build brick kilns over open pits and super-heat that gold-bearing ore that still litters the sites.  The return was small and the practice only lasted about 5 years.  The beautiful red gold slag would run off down the mountains, and solidify into boulders of Brilliant Red and Orange, much like Obsidian is formed in volcanic reaction.  The material is durable and polishes to a beautiful shine.  We feel very blessed to have such a lovely earth element to work with.  Rosarita is the only material available in such a true red color.  Some pieces have swirls of orange and these are even more rare.  Rosarita was named after a beach in Mexico because of the brilliant color.  

HandMade in Santa Fe, NM since 1987

Earrings, Turquoise Studs in Sterling.  12mm round

Embody the Spirit of the Southwest in Genuine Turquoise Jewelry.

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Campitos Turquoise

Mined in Mexico 

Campitos Turquoise was mined extensively in ancient times, with evidence of trade with Native American peoples. The Toltecs and Aztecs left much evidence of the importance of turquoise to these cultures.  Campitos is unique in several ways. It grows in clay as free-form nuggets, rather than as veins which is typical of many North American turquoises. Its color is said to most closely resemble Sleeping Beauty Turquoise, and ranges from a light to medium blue, occasionally with pyrite inclusions, giving it a bit of sparkle. A lovely, hard stone with beautiful color, Campitos is a favorite for jewelry artisans.The mine as we know it today has been producing since the 1980's. 

HandMade in Santa Fe, NM since 1987

Leather Barbed Wire Necklace with Sterling Clasp.  

54" long.  Can be worn 3 times around your neck, or 2 times for a longer length.  It can be wrapped around your wrist for a  bracelet.  

Brown/Black in color, this leather looks so realistic.  It is very soft and comfortable

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Narrow Marquis Tyrone Turquoise Necklace in Sterling with Long Melon Navajo Pearl Beads and Oval Rolo Chain.  26" long.

If you are looking for a beautiful and unique piece of jewelry, the sterling Tyrone NM turquoise necklace is a great option. It is sure to become a cherished heirloom that you will pass down for generations to come.

Tyrone Turquoise

Turquoise mining in the Burro Mountains near Silver City, New Mexico, has been going on since pre-historic times.  The Tyrone mine produced great quantities of hard, deep and bright turquoise as well as pale spring green turquoise.   "Turquoise John" or John Coleman, is credited with the modern unearthing of Turquoise in this area.  It is said he discovered some of the old mining activities while he was on a hunting trip in 1875.  Research resulted in the discovery of the ancient excavations.

The mine hasn't produced any turquoise since the 80's.  This turquoise is highly collectible.

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