Dry Creek Turquoise Necklace Set

• 24.5″ long necklace, Bottom Pendant is 2.25″ Long, with 1.5″ long french hook earrings
• 925, Sterling Silver
• Navajo Handmade
• Hallmark: Eugene Belone
• Dry Creek Turquoise

Dry Creek Turquoise, also known as Sacred Buffalo is a natural turquoise and was first discovered in 1993 on the Shoshone reservation in Nevada. They began using it in jewelry in 1996. Copper gives turquoise a blue color and iron green. Due to the lack of either in the mountain makes this stone very light in color and unique from other turquoise. This turquoise goes very well with skin tones which makes it one of the most sought after. To date, no other vein of this turquoise has been discovered anywhere else. It is becoming harder to find and when this current vein runs out, that will be the last of it.

Designed by Eugene Belone

Eugene Belone is an accomplished Navajo artist and silversmith. Eugene was born in Gallup, New Mexico and has been making jewelry for over a decade. Eugene learned how to make jewelry from his wife Elouise Kee. In his earlier days after graduating from Gallup High School he was into bareback riding and has won many buckles in various rodeos. Eugene incorporates contemporary, detailed stamp work with traditional designs. All of his pieces are handmade and stamped in full.