JSW336 Boulder Turquoise Earrings

Sterling silver and Boulder turquoise earrings by Navajo silversmith Barbara Hemstreet. The 5/8” x 1” earrings have French wires for a total length of 1 3/4”.

Barbara Hemstreet has received many awards for the quality of her designs and workmanship.

Boulder Turquoise is sometimes called Ribbon Turquoise and is found in the original Royston Mines, near Tonapah, Nevada. Boulder Turquoise is comprised of Jasper surrounding ribbons of Turquoise making it unusual to find this dense hard stone. It has such great coloring on it’s own with shades of Teal running through rich brown boulders