JSW337 Boulder Turquoise Pendant

Sterling silver pendant with a 7/8” x 1 1/2” pear shaped Boulder turquoise cabochon by Navajo silversmith Thomas Francisco. The 1 1/4” x 1 3/4” pendant is on 19” turquoise and Boulder turquoise beads with silver accent beads.

Boulder Turquoise is sometimes called Ribbon Turquoise and is found in the original Royston Mines, near Tonapah, Nevada. Boulder Turquoise is comprised of Jasper surrounding ribbons of Turquoise making it unusual to find this dense hard stone. It has such great coloring on it’s own with shades of Teal running through rich brown boulders