Nevada Genuine Turquoise Nugget Sterling Silver Bead French Hook Earrings Jewelry.

These earrings are full of natural character. These sensational earrings have been hand strung with gorgeous nuggets of Nevada genuine Turquoise. The Turquoise nuggets appear with shining Silver beads on Sterling Silver French Hooks. Turquoise and Silver, you can't go wrong with that. These beautiful French hook earrings are 1-1/4" long. You'll receive one pair from the group.

There are many legends about Turquoise; The Pima consider it to bring good fortune and strength and that it helped overcome illness. The Zuni believe that blue turquoise was male and of the sky and green turquoise was female and of the earth. Pueblo Indians thought that its color was stolen from the sky. In Hopi legend the lizard who travels between the above and the below, excretes turquoise and that the stone can hold back floods. The Apache felt that turquoise on a gun or bow made it shoot straight. The Navajo consider it as good fortune to wear and believe it could appease the Wind Spirit.