Turquoise Jewelry
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Chrysophrase, Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Turquoise Jewelry
Cultured Pearl, Turquoise, Lapis Lazuli, Coral, Citrine, Chrysophrase, C...
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise
Mid-20th Century American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1960s Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, 18k Gold
2010s French Baroque Turquoise Jewelry
Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Topaz, Turquoise
Mid-20th Century Italian Turquoise Jewelry
Cultured Pearl, Turquoise, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Turquoise Jewelry
Quartz, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
White Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 15k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1950s Mexican Native American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver, Sterling Silver
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold
1950s Italian Etruscan Revival Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Chalcedony, Turquoise, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Garnet, Peridot, Topaz, Turquoise, Blue Topaz, Silver...
Early 2000s Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Rose Gold
Early 1900s European Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century American Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Mid-19th Century European Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Unknown Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
2010s Greek Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1880s British Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Pearl, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Mid-20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Emerald, Turquoise, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
1880s Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise
2010s Italian Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Turquoise Matrix, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1880s Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise
Mid-20th Century American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1960s American Native American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1980s Italian Artisan Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Multi-gemstone, Turquoise, Other, Sterling Silver
17th Century American Contemporary Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
1970s American Native American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1960s Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Chrysophrase, Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 15k Gold
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Carnelian, Diamond, White Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Go...
1890s Austrian Renaissance Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Garnet, Turquoise, Silver, 18k Gold, Gold-filled
2010s Thai Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k 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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