Turquoise Jewelry
Mid-20th Century American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Dutch Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
2010s American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Steel
Mid-20th Century American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 24k Gold, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Ster...
2010s Dutch Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century English Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, 18k Gold
1980s Italian Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise, Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Onyx, Topaz, Turquoise, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Turquoise, Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century European Turquoise Jewelry
Ruby, Turquoise, Gold, 9k Gold
Early 1900s Swedish Arts and Crafts Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Topaz, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Ruby, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, 15k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1960s Swiss Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Topaz, Turquoise, Apatite, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise
2010s Dutch Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold
2010s Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 24k Gold, Sterling Silver
1880s British Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, 15k Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Onyx, Topaz, Turquoise, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Stainless Steel
2010s Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Aquamarine
20th Century Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Unknown Retro Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, 18k Gold
1980s Italian Artisan Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Lapis Lazuli, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Turquoise Jewelry
White Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold
1960s European Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s English Modern Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold
Late 20th Century Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Opal, Turquoise, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold
1960s American Native American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1970s Swiss Contemporary Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Unknown Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
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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