- Identifying Your Navajo, Hopi, Zuni Jewelry, Plus Maker
Zuni and Navajo turquoise cluster pins Very similar, but do show slight differences The Zuni pride themselves on stone work and they do not like to show lots of matrix, the Navajo piece shows lots of matrix Also, remember the silver, the Zuni piece (on the left) has that nice open design, the Navajo piece has the heavier silver look
- An old timer from Globe Az - Turquoise People
Hi, My name is Richard and resided in Globe AZ from 1973 through 1979 During that time I had the privilege of working at LW Hardy Turquoise Co Inc on his concessions beginning at Pinto Valley (Castle Dome) and ending my tenure at the Sleeping Beauty mine I started as a picker and worked up to a cat skinner and heavy equipment operator I must have dug tons of turq out of those mines! 😁
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Seeking Info on Turquoise Cuffs 3: 75: May 21, 2025 Red coral ring? 16: 79: May 21, 2025
- A Discussion about Chinese Turquoise
Chinese turquoise can be just as beautiful as American turquoise, “In fact, China seemed to produce the highest amount of spiderweb turquoise thus far Some of the high-grade Chinese turquoise resembles and is thought to be equal to many of the better known or classic American Southwestern mines” (Durango Silver Company)
- Real vs. Fake - Turquoise People
Working in a pawn shop that serves the Navajo Zuni Indian Reservations, which is the Heart of Turquoise Country, allows us to see hundreds of pieces of jewelry with stones (fake real) in one working day Plus, this is where the majority of Navajo Zuni turquoise art is made That means Gallup is a main stop on the turquoise dealers trail, selling these pieces of blue gold to the trading
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Turquoise and silver NON-JEWELRY items Show Tell 23: 286: June 9, 2025 Can anyone tell me who this
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- Makers mark on my NHMSS squash blossom -- any ideas?
The turquoise looks like the real deal, imo And, the “SS” in NHMSS most likely does reference Sterling Silver If the hallmark cannot be identified, and that’s a possibility, I’d simply refer to it as a Southwestern squash blossom necklace
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