JSW777 Butterfly Pin

Sterling silver butterfly pin by Navajo silversmith Toledo. The 1 1/4” x 1 3/4” butterfly with intricate cut out overlay has a 1/4” x 7/8” Manassa turquoise.

Manassa turquoise is known for its blue-green to green color with a golden or brown, non-webbed matrix. The golden matrix comes from the host rock, rhyolite. The King’s Manassa turquoise mine is located in Manassa, Conejos County Colorado.  The site was originally mined by ancestral pueblo people and was rediscovered in the 1890’s by gold prospector I.P. King.