🦋🪺Charming Vintage Navajo Turtle Design Sterling “Candelaria” Turquoise Ring

🦋🪺Charming Vintage Navajo Turtle Design Sterling Silver Candelaria Turquoise RingMarkings “STERLING”VerifiedCandelaria Turquoise Gorgeous traditional stamp workHigh polish Sterling SilverLarger Size Statement Ring Total Weight ~ 11 gramsSize 8 3/4 USSetting ~ 4 x 3cmBand ~ 3-8mmTurquoise ~ 1.25 x 1.5 x 0.6cm depth***The Candelaria Hills in Southwest Nevada are home to dozens of turquoise mines, large and small. Candelaria turquoise comes from the silver mine owned by the Silver Standard Company and is only mined sporadically as the area has been mostly exploited for the silver and gold which made the area famous since the mid-1800s.The turquoise produced here ranges fromdeep electric blue to medium greens with black, red and brown matrix.HandmadeHand Tooled SilverMade in the USAAboriginal Native AmericanIndigenous Collectible Investment Legacy Jewelry Wearable ArtStatement Piece#4767