Natural Carico Turquoise Sterling Silver Necklace

This stunning lariat style necklace is from Navajo artist, Lydia Begay. The variety of the natural Carico Turquoise stones showcase the beauty of this specific mine. The Carico Lake mine is named after the dried up lake bed in Nevada where this unique material is mined. The mine produces a wide variety of turquoise ranging in color from dark blues to light greens, some with yellow or dark blue "water" webbing. Most sought after is the intense apple green material. Identified as faustite, it is a cousin of turquoise containing more Zinc which causes the color.

Size: Inner strand of this necklace is 22" in total length. Center pendant (naja) is an additional 2 1/8" long, 2 1/8" wide.