Turquoise Jewelry
1970s American Modern Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, White Diamond, Gold, White Gold, Platinum, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise
2010s American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Rose Gold
2010s American Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Lapis Lazuli, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, ...
2010s Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Diamond, Ruby, Gold
2010s North American Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 9k Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
15th Century and Earlier Afghan Byzantine Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold
1950s European Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Black Diamond, Yellow Gold, White Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
1880s Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s Native American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Rhodium
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Peridot, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Tourmaline, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Turquoise, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, White Diamond, Amethyst, Sterling Silver, Silver Pla...
2010s Italian Artist Turquoise Jewelry
Citrine, Jade, Turquoise
2010s Unknown Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century European Late Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s American Native American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
2010s Thai Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Topaz, Turquoise, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Onyx, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s European Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
1950s Spanish Modernist Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Agate, Amethyst, Citrine, Peridot, Topaz, Tourmaline, Turquoise, Gold, Y...
1980s American Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold
1950s Italian Modernist Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Gold
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Chrysophrase, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Labradorite, Turquoise, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
1970s Swiss Modernist Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Modernist Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 14...
1950s American Artisan Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Late 19th Century European Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1940s Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
2010s American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose 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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