Turquoise Jewelry
2010s Unknown Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
19th Century Unknown Egyptian Revival Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, Turquoise, Enamel, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Retro Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century American Modernist Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Turquoise Jewelry
Crystal, Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater...
20th Century Modernist Turquoise Jewelry
Topaz, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 24k Gold, Sterling Silver
1970s Swiss Contemporary Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Swiss Contemporary Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
19th Century Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 15k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s French Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1860s English Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Swiss Artist Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow ...
21st Century and Contemporary North American Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
20th Century Modernist Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1970s French Modernist Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold
2010s American Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Spinel, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
2010s Victorian Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Topaz, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
1880s Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Silver
1890s British Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Mid-19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary North American Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Black Diamond, Turquoise, Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Etruscan Revival Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold
1980s French Artisan Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold Plate, Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Ruby, Natural Pearl, Pearl, Sterling Silver, Silver
20th Century French Turquoise Jewelry
Emerald, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gol...
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Rubelite, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s French Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise
2010s American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Multi-gemstone, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Chalcedony, Diamond, White Diamond, Topaz, Turquoise, Blue Topaz, Gold, ...
Early 20th Century Victorian Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Amethyst, Chalcedony, Chrysophrase, Citrine, Tourmaline, Turquoise, Aqua...
1870s British Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Dutch Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
2010s Turquoise Jewelry
Sapphire, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver, Sterling Silver
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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