Sterling silver turquoise jewelry is generally handmade and worn in the Southwestern United States. Turquoise is simply a beautiful stone. Turquoise is generally a blue-green stone with gentle hues of brown and can be found in a few different places in the world. Turquoise receives its name from the French word for Turkish since most turquoise at the time was exported from Turkey.
An interesting and very true fact is that turquoise wasn’t always considered a color in fact it wasn’t officially recognized as color until 1573. Turquoise is one of earths most beautiful marvels in the whole wide world. Turquoise is a very rare stone and can be considerably valuable if the stone is more than unusual and exquisite. With the oldest evidence dating back to 3000 BC they first discovered turquoise inlayed furniture left by the Egyptians. This is the oldest recorded data confirming some of the world’s first people using turquoise. All throughout history turquoise has been used to protect the wearer from evil or unnatural death it’s to many people considered a good luck charm.
It’s really no wonder why the Westerners are so into sterling silver turquoise jewelry given such a charming past. Sterling silver turquoise jewelry can be quite expensive depending on where you purchase. Many designers have sterling silver turquoise and jewelry lines exclusively and only deal with sterling silver and turquoise jewelry. Just like any market for anything market value for silver varies and so does the value of turquoise amongst dealers and customers. There are many places in Arizona, Nevada, California and even Utah that have some beautiful turquoise stores that only sell Native American sterling silver turquoise jewelry. The basis for making handmade sterling silver turquoise jewelry hasn’t changed
since the 19th century. Turquoise the mineral is formed through a process of a chemical reaction which happens when h2o containing very specific minerals like aluminum and copper leak through a rock. During this occurrence it forms in veins, which later turn into a nice clump of turquoise. Turquoise is largely found in the American SW. In fact turquoise has been so synonymous with the South West that during early civilization tribes like the Aztecs used turquoise in there masks during ceremonies and rituals. From Mexico to what is now referred to as the American South West sterling silver turquoise jewelry has been cherished and protected for generations.
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