Turquoise Jewelry Worn by Kings and Queens

Turquoise is a semi-precious opaque gemstone stone found in colors ranging from grey to green to sky-blue blue and yellows, often veined by the brown matrix with varying textures, and is only found in arid, infertile regions. This natural gemstone is one of the oldest to by used by man for both jewelry and decorative purposes. Around 5500 BC, the ancient Egyptians found Turquoise in the Sinai Peninsula. Around 1900, Queen Zer’s tomb was discovered and they found her still wearing a Turquoise and gold bracelet around her wrist.

Turquoise is recognized as the birthstone for December and is believed to bring good luck and fortune to the wearer.

Whether you wear turquoise because it’s your birth stone or if you take pleasure in wearing it for the legends and the mysterious properties it holds, or if you just love the stone for its beauty, you join the ranks of the ancients.

As you can see in our online jewelry store, turquoise is creatively designed in southwestern Native American Indian jewelry creations. Turquoise is easy to work with and is paired with many other popular gem stones to create stunning effects of lustrous color combinations in bracelets, earrings, necklaces, chokers, belts and more. When you choose to add a valuable piece of turquoise jewelry from our variety of jewelry selections as a fashion accessory, you are wearing the creations of Navajo artisans and others who design using techniques and styles handed down from generation to generation.

Turquoise is produced in mines throughout the world and copper content gives Turquoise its blue color.  Some Turquoise is extremely rare and can be quite expensive, in other areas where Turquoise is mined it is more plentiful and can be quite affordable. Turquoise is graded on a number of aspects including, color, rarity, the amount of webbing, the content of mixed minerals and where it comes from. Turquoise is recognizable worldwide and displays its lustrous beauty on its surface after polishing in lieu of having to undergo any type of cut and faceting to coax out their beauty. When Turquoise is handled it feels like a polished rock and when paired with sterling silver, the majesty and vibrancy of turquoise comes to life as shown by the variety of so many beautiful jewelry pieces and accessory designs it inspires.

When looking for turquoise jewelry, people consider price, quality of stone and how it is creatively placed into a design. If you are an enthusiast of sky - blue or green and can appreciate the look of the southwestern flair, turquoise is certainly something you can covet for years.

In addition to Turquoise, sterling silver is the choice of many or our southwest jewelry designers in the creation of their jewelry because sterling silver is long-lasting and inexpensive and when paired with Turquoise the combination results in deepening and intensifying the natural gemstone.

View examples of our semi-precious gem stone jewelry items set with Turquoise, Mother of Pearl, Black Onyx, Red and Orange Coral, Lapis, Spiney Oyster Shell and other natural gemstones. You are bound to find a few that you would like to own.