5-STRAND red Mountain TURQUOISE kokopelli NECKLACE

DESCRIPTION:  This breathtaking necklace features five  strands of red Mountain turquoise spaced and finished with brown shell heishi along with sterling silver end cones, links, and clasp. Resting at the bottom a exquisite 12k gold filled sterling silver kokopelli pendant with a lovely turquoise gorgeous necklace will be a valuable addition to your collection of fine Southwestern and Native American jewelry.

MEASUREMENTS:  Necklace measures 27" end to end kokopelli pendant is 2"¼ tall with bale  total WEIGHT:  73.0 grams.  A Brief History on Red Mountain Turquoise

The Red Mountain Turquoise Mine is located in Lander County, Nevada. This mine has produced a large quantity of graded natural Turquoise and the best Red Mountain Turquoise rivals some of the high quality Turquoise produced by the best mines in the Southwest. Red Mountain Turquoise with its intricate often red spider web matrix is usually cut into Red Mountain Spiderweb Turquoise Cabochons and set in the finest gold and silver American Indian jewelry. The spider web Turquoise from the Red Mountain Turquoise mine is some of the finest, only compared with the likes of Blue Wind, Number Eight, Lone Mountain, Darling Darlene, Indian Mountain and Lander Blue. This stone has been used in many fine Turquoise Jewelry pieces both gold and silver by many famous artists.