Navajo Single strand Beaded Necklace
18" Turquoise, Coral, Tiger Eye, Lapis, Spinney Oyster and Amethyst single strand beaded necklace. Stack more than one for a high end look. Colors vary from some have Amethyst and some have more Spinney Oyster.
Beautiful Navajo handmade Southwest necklace.
Authentic Southwest.
18"
Crystal Christmas Tree Earrings - the Ponderosa
Christmas Tree earrings are white crystals or green with 2 different kinds of bottom beads.
Pendants can be special ordered but may not be available by Christmas due to availability of supplies. Please call the store directly for pendant orders.
#8 Turquoise & Silver Bracelet Adam Fierro
Native American Artist: Adam Fierro
Adam Fierro was born in Gallup, New Mexico and is a descendant of the Santa Clara Pueblo and Mescalero Apache tribe. He started working with jewelry at the early age of six with his father and grandfather. He is a third- generation silversmith and jewelry artist. Fierro finds his inspiration from his Native American heritage and what the stone dictates. “Turquoise has a story, each and every stone,” say Fierro. “It chooses what it wants to be and I let it guide me.” His jewelry is a contemporary style with a bit of Southwestern influence and excellent craftsmanship. To own a piece of Adam Fierro’s jewelry is to own a work of art with a story unto its own.
Number Eight Turquoise
Located in the Lynn mining district (no. 19, pl. 1 ) in northern Eureka County, north of Carlin, Nevada, the Number 8 mine is on the west side of the Tuscarora Range in the NW 1/4 sec. 4, T. 35 N., R. 50 E., and was at one time a gold and copper mining operation. It was in a large mining district encompassing ten 20-acre claims and was active from the 1930’s through the early 1950’s. Host rocks for the Number 8 deposit consist of intensely altered quartz monzonite, shale, and thinly bedded black chert, which are complexly folded, faulted, and much altered. Turquoise is concentrated along quartz veins in the intrusive rock and along faults in the sedimentary rocks.
The number 8 mine was presumably discovered about 1925 by a barber from Carlin whose name has been forgotten, because he made no attempt to mine the property. The mine was rediscovered by Earl Buffington and Lawrence Springer in 1929. They filed formal claim to the property and proceeded to mine turquoise in serious fashion, producing about 1,800 pounds of good stone the first year. In 1930 Ted Johnson bought Buffington’s interest and during the next four years produced about 5,000 pounds of commercial stone. In 1935 Doc Wilson bought the number 8 mine from Johnson but did nothing with the property and the claim lapsed. Myron Clark relocated the claim and, after working it for awhile, sold it to Lee Hand. Hand operated the mine for a short time, but became dissatisfied with the quality of the stone, and sold it to the five Edgar brothers who now own it. The Edgars extended operations and produced a considerable amount of fair-to-good turquoise.
In 1950, as most of the visible turquoise had been taken from the workings, the Edgars hired a contractor with bulldozer equipment to remove overburden from another part of the claim. A deposit of copper had been found on the property, and the Edgars thought they might mine copper if they did not find more turquoise. The bulldozer, after digging a pit about eight feet deep and 80 feet long, uncovered a deposit of some of the finest spider-web turquoise ever found in Nevada. The deposit was mostly in nodules, some of gigantic size.
One of the largest pieces of turquoise and matrix in the modern world, perhaps the largest nodule ever uncovered, was discovered at the Number 8 mine on June 23, 1954, by T. G. Edgar, J. M. Edgar, and Marvin Symes. This specimen was 33 inches long, 18.5 inches wide, and seven inches thick. Cleaned and polished it weighed 150 pounds. The nodule was of excellent texture, good color and hardness, and ranked with any turquoise of good commercial grade. Another nodule, of excellent quality, weighed more than nine pounds. It was sold to C. G. Wallace, of Zuni, New Mexico, for $1,600. The discovery proved to be a rather large-pocket and produced more than 1,600 pounds of the very highest grade turquoise before being worked out. Spurred by this find, the Edgars further explored the property, without finding any more spider-web turquoise of notable quantity. Other turquoise was discovered, however, of good commercial grade, sufficient to keep the mine in operation.
Of the ten claims in this 20-acre area, the Number 8, first claimed by the Blue Star Company in Lander County, is considered the finest example of the gold-webbed turquoise.. The mine has produced one of the most prized spider web turquoise deposits in the world. In its prime, enormous nodules were found, including one that weighed 150 pounds. Number 8 turquoise is famous for its black, golden-red and brown spider web matrix background, which is set off by the soft blue to blue green turquoise. Only rarely does gem material appear: a very dark blue turquoise with black spider web matrix. The mine is now depleted and Number 8 turquoise is extremely rare and valuable.
Lapis and spiney Oyster N1901
Pair with additional spiny Oyster necklaces for the layered look. The paired necklaces on display with this necklace may not be available and are sold separately.
Handmade in Colorado by DTemmer
Stones include Russian Amazonite gem accents, Navajo made sterling silver beads, Lapis and spiny oyster in a variety of colors and dimensions for the southwestern look of sunsets.
Spiny Oyster Necklace N1902
Orange and Rich deep purple spiny oyster.
Sterling silver beads and spacers
Pair with additional spiny Oyster necklaces for the layered look. The paired necklaces on display with this necklace may not be available and aresold separately.
Handmade in Colorado by DTemmer
Lapis N1903
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Lapis and Sterling Silver Navajo made beads.
One only - one of a kind
Pair with additional spiny Oyster necklaces for the layered look. The paired necklaces on display with this necklace may not be available and are sold separately.
Handmade in Colorado by DTemmer
Bamboo Coral and Black onyx N1904
29" in length
Sterling Silver lizard clasp and Navajo Beads
Black Onyx and Bamboo coral Chalcedony accents
Pair with Purple, Turquoise, or black onyx. Additional necklaces sold seperate and may not be available.
Turquoise, Spiny Oyster & Jet N1905
A bit of whimsy adds interest to other pieces or wear alone!
Authentic Light Blue Turquoise, Majestic Deep Purple Spiny Oyster Paired with Sterling Silver Beads.
22" overall length
largest bead 5/8" Black jet
Paired with several necklaces for a statement - sold separate and may not be available.
Spiny Pectin Oyster N1907
Pectin Oyster, authentic turquoise, & Black Onyx
SP Beads
Beautiful Burst of Spring and Summer colors.
Handmade by Debi Temmer
Pectin oyster Turquoise and Navajo Beads N1908
Pectin Oyster, Real and Authentic Turquoise, Russian Muscovite (grade A) gemstones, Jasper, and African turquoise beads (Jasper dyed) and amethyst at the end to finish with turquoise.
Navajo Sterling Silver beads.
Handmade in Colorado
Artisan; Debi Temmer
Mary Lavato inlay shell 3 strand necklace; with Free complimentary piece!
Inlay shell with turquoise, and unknown gem stone. It is not coral or Spiny Oyster.
Turquoise heshi stones and actual coral accents for the 3 strand necklace
Made in the 1980's
From private collection.
Like new, not worn.
Clasp is Sterling Silver.
Unmarked no hallmark. Mary came into our store and personally sold to us severalyears ago.
Free Orange Crackle Quartz background piece with purchase! $175.00 value!
Made in 2020 at our shop by Bead in Tribe artists.
Lava stone accents and crazy lace agate.
Wear with your Mary Lavato Inlay shell or alone.
Jewelry made in the USA Only
