Genuine China Mountain Yellow Turquoise Sterling Silver Bolo Tie 0007-243291-BOLO
Genuine China Mountain Yellow Turquoise Sterling Silver Bolo Tie
This bolo tie is full of natural character. You'll definitely make a strong statement with this one on! This bolo tie features a large cabochon of genuine China Mountain Yellow Turquoise. This Turquoise has an impressive look with its natural earth tone shades and its dazzling natural matrix. The Turquoise stone has been set in a Sterling Silver bezel and surrounded by Sterling Silver flowers. The backing was made from Sterling Silver. Made in our shop. This Bolo Tie is 2-1/8" wide and 2-3/4" long. It comes with a 37" long leather bolo cord. Sterling Silver tips finish the piece. Stamped "Handmade". Signed by master Silversmith Lucky. This is a true one of a kind. What you see is what you get. Once it's gone, it's gone.
In Arizona turquoise ranks first in terms of value of production and is also the best known of its gem materials. As stated earlier, nearly all important deposits of turquoise are located near copper occurrences or in copper deposits in arid desert regions of the world. Thus, the world famous turquoise deposits associated with certain of the large Arizona copper deposits are to be expected. Turquoise is or has been mined from a number of these copper mines as a byproduct, usually by outside contractors. The financial and operating terms of the collecting contracts vary from mine to mine. Some of the operations are little more than the efforts of individual commercial collectors. Some are essentially full-scale mining operations that are simultaneous with, but separate from, the regular mining operations; and still others operate on an on-call basis as turquoise is uncovered by the regular copper mining operation. Regardless of the size or the sophistication of the initial mining or recovery operation, the actual turquoise is recovered by careful extraction using hand methods. |