Turquoise Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary American Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise, Gold Plate, Mixed Metal
1960s Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise
2010s Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Egyptian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, ...
1950s Italian Modernist Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1970s Unknown Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum
1980s American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Lapis Lazuli, Rubelite, Turquoise, Base Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s European Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Lapis Lazuli, Coral, Gold, Sterling Silver, Silver, Yellow Go...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Coral, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Aesthetic Movement Turquoise Jewelry
Jade, Turquoise, Ruby, 18k Gold, Gold
1920s American Native American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise, Silver
1820s European Regency Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 15k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Jasper, Onyx, Malachite, Lapis Lazuli, Diamond, Coral, Yellow...
1970s American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Onyx, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Malachite, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Rock Crystal, Turquoise, 18k Gold
2010s Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Turquoise, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Zircon, Silver, Sterling Silver
20th Century Unknown Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Tanzanite, Turquoise, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Sapphire, Turquoise, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yello...
1950s Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1950s French Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 24k Gold
1880s Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Emerald, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1940s American Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Amethyst, Turquoise, 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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