Turquoise Jewelry
2010s European Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise, Yellow Gold
1980s British Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold
2010s European Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Moonstone, Opal, Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold
1930s Victorian Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s American Modernist Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Indian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Garnet, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, 22k Gold, Yellow ...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Sapphire, Turquoise, Zircon, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
1870s British Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
1960s Italian Artisan Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Gold
Mid-20th Century American Retro Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Crystal, Base Metal
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Yellow Diamond, Turquoise, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum
Early 20th Century Chinese Anglo-Indian Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver
1980s American Modernist Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Malachite, Onyx, Turquoise, Jasper, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, 24k Gold
Mid-20th Century American Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Agate, Turquoise, Brass
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold
1960s Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
20th Century American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1880s Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
1970s American Native American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Moonstone, Turquoise, 14k Gold
2010s American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 22k Gold
2010s American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Retro Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold
1960s French Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Amethyst, Coral, Pearl, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Turquoise, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Yellow Gold
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century North American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Early 2000s German Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Peridot, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Zircon, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Freshwater Pearl, Pearl, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Peridot, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Coral, Yellow Gold,...
20th Century Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 9k Gold
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Topaz, Turquoise, Blue Topaz, Silver, Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
1970s American Native American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Onyx, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Enamel
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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