Turquoise Jewelry
2010s American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Jade, Opal, Turquoise, Black Jade, Fire Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Mixed Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Quartz, Turquoise, Silver, Mixed Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s European Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
20th Century American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, Turquoise, White Gold
Late 20th Century American Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Moonstone, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
20th Century Unknown Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
20th Century American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise Matrix, Silver, Mixed Metal
2010s Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
2010s Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Art Deco Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Emerald, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Sapphire, Turquoise, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, White Gold, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Iolite, Topaz, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
2010s Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise
1950s Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
White Diamond, Turquoise, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
1950s Italian Modernist Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1970s European Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver, Mixed Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s American Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Byzantine Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Victorian Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Dutch Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
White Diamond, Tourmaline, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1870s Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise
1960s American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
1970s European Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Ruby, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
White Diamond, Turquoise, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise, Silver
Late 19th Century English Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 9k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Central American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise
Early 2000s American Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, Gold
1970s European Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
1980s Italian Artisan Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White 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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