Tony‎ Garcia - Navajo Native Sterling Silver Sacred Buffalo Turquoise Pendant

This is a beautiful white buffo turquoise pendant created by a Navajo artist Tony Garcia. There's a hallmark of TG on the back of the pendant. It's made out of sterling silver. The pendant features one turquoise stone. The pendant measures 1 1/2" tall x 1" across. It weighs a total of 11.01 grams. The pendant is in great condition and looks beautiful when worn. If you have any questions let me know. Thanks for stopping by! [Sacred Buffalo] Turquoise from the Dry Creek MineWhen discovered in the Dry Creek Mine on the Shoshone Indian Reservation near Battle Mountain, Nevada in 1993, they were not sure what it was. Because of its hardness, it was decided to send it to have it assayed and their suspicions proved correct, it was in fact turquoise, that it was finally made into jewelry. Turquoise gets its color from the heavy metals in the ground where it forms. Blue turquoise forms when there is copper present, which is the case with most Arizona turquoise. Green turquoise forms where iron is present, the one with most Nevada Turquoises. Dry Creek Turquoise forms where there are no heavy metals present, which turns out to be a very rare occurrence. The lack of any specific color consistency makes this stone distinctive and unique from other turquoises. To date, no other vein of this turquoise has been discovered anywhere else and until this current vein runs out, that will be the last of it.