Inlaid Sterling Silver Pendant Genuine Turquoise Spiny Oyster Turquoise Beaded Necklace.

Traditional materials with a contemporary style. Intricate hand cut tiles of genuine Turquoise, Spiny Oyster, Coral, Lapis Lazuli and Jet highlight a unique Sterling Silver design. It hangs from a strand of Turquoise beads with Sterling Silver cones and clasp. The total length of the necklace is 19". An extension chain can be included with this item for $5.00 per inch. Let us know how long you'd like your extension chain in the 'customer notes box' as you check out. The beaded necklace was strung in our shop. The pendant is 2-3/8" long by 1-1/8" wide, stamped .925 and signed by the artist.

Turquoise is one of the most valuable, non-transparent minerals in the jewelry trade. It has been mined for eons since at least 6000 BC by early Egyptians. Today, it is more popular than ever and its use around the world is prolific. The most valuable Turquoise has special characteristics; it is naturally hard the way it was found and features bright blue or green hues. Certain Native Americans called turquoise "Chal-cui-hui-tal", meaning "the highest and most valued thing in the world". Many believe the stone can help protect from demons, help a person feel intuitively the difference between good and evil, and protect against accidents or various dangers. To actually see a bright blue nugget of Turquoise on the otherwise gray and dusty desert floor would inspire anyone to realize the incredible nature of the stone. This is what the American Indians have known to be true for millennia - Turquoise is special, sacred, and has power.