Turquoise Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
1970s American Modernist Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary North American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
2010s Indian Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold
2010s Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver
1960s French Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, 18k Gold
1970s American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary North American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1960s Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century North American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Opal, Ruby, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Yellow ...
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Tanzanite, Turquoise, Silver
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
2010s American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold
2010s Thai Arts and Crafts Turquoise Jewelry
Peridot, Turquoise, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1940s Unknown Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
20th Century Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1950s Modernist Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Cultured Pearl, Turquoise, Sterling Silver, Silver
Early 20th Century American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Enamel
1890s Unknown Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold
1990s American Modernist Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1930s Egyptian Egyptian Revival Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Topaz, Turquoise, Platinum
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold, Silver
1880s British Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Diamond, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Nouveau Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Zircon, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Thai Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1970s American Native American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s North American Native American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1960s Unknown Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Ruby, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Moonstone, Peridot, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Etruscan Revival Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold
1970s Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
1990s Dutch Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s British Turquoise Jewelry
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, B...
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Rose Gol...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Zircon, Silver, Sterling Silver
1970s American Native American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Opal, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage and Antique Turquoise Jewelry
The thought of vintage and antique turquoise jewelry often conjures up images of striking Navajo bracelets and necklaces worn with a denim shirt and cowboy boots. This all-American look has been celebrated by fashion designers like Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger on their runways and in ad campaigns. In the October 2016 issue of Vogue magazine, Tom Ford said he only wears turquoise jewelry at his Santa Fe ranch. So what is it about this gorgeous blue-green stone that makes us wish that we were born in December?
It’s not surprising that turquoise is abundant in New Mexico and Arizona because, according to the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), it needs to be in “dry and barren regions where acidic, copper-rich groundwater seeps downward and reacts with minerals that contain phosphorus and aluminum.
Turquoise is not found in a single crystal but is a combination of microcrystals. Its appearance, waxy and opaque, is attributed to its structure and composition. “It’s an aggregate of microscopic crystals that form a solid mass. If the crystals are packed closely together, the material is less porous, so it has a finer texture. Fine-textured turquoise has an attractive, waxy luster when it’s polished. Turquoise with a less-dense crystal structure has higher porosity and coarser texture, resulting in a dull luster when it’s polished,” notes the GIA. Since no one wants to set a dull piece of turquoise, porous turquoise is often treated to make the stone more attractive.
In the United States, there have been discoveries of turquoise from 200 B.C. It is not just loose turquoise stones that have been found, but entire suites of jewelry from prehistoric times. In the late 19th-century, the Navajo Indians, who learned silversmithing from the Spanish, started to make beads out of turquoise and eventually combined it with silver around the 1880s. Initially this jewelry was for ceremonial purposes, but it became fashionable once the tourism in the Southwest picked up in the beginning of the 20th century.
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