We love silver turquoise jewelry and have found all the best, affordable silver turquoise rings, pendants, earrings, bracelets and necklaces. Use the menu to the right to find the perfect silver turquoise jewelry gift for someone special or as a lovely gift for yourself. Turquoise has been used for thousands of years in exquisite jewelry from the time of the Pharaohs to more recently in lovely Native Americans silver turquoise jewelry.

Read more about turquoise and its use in jewelry

Turquoise silver jewelry is extremely popular as the lovely blue turquoise gem is perfectly complimented by the silver setting. The gemstone is also used in December birthstone jewelry is the turquoise, a blue green mineral that is a phosphate of copper and aluminum. It’s a rare stone that has been used in ornamental pieces and jewelry for many thousands of years and was used from around 6000 B.C. by the Ancient Egyptians. It was a valued gem worn by the Pharaohs and Aztec kings. It has also been used in lovely ornamental pieces by the Persians and Native Americans. Most specimens found are extremely small, often so small that they need a microscope to be visible. Gemstone quality turquoise is found in Afghanistan, Australia, Iran, Arizona and New Mexico in the US. Silver Turquoise Jewelry – History and Development…

Read more about turquoise gemstones

Turquoise is a lovely gemstone that looks so good in silver turquoise jewelry. Technically it is a combination of aluminum and phosphates with some traces of copper oxide, which gives it its blue color, and iron, calcium, zinc and manganese oxide. The green color of the gems comes from the aluminum or iron and yellow from zinc. Green is the most common color for turquoise gems, and in fact blue gems very often turn green when exposed to light for any length of time. Different combinations of these elements give turquoise its range of colors with the most highly prized being those with an intense blue color and yellow colored gems having the least value. Silver Turquoise Jewelry – the Gemstone…

Read about the development of Native American Silver Jewelry

The development of Native American silver turquoise jewelry begins in prehistoric times. Turquoise bead making has a long history in the US and beads of this lovely blue stone have been found in excavations in Arizona that date back to at least 200 B.C. In South America even beads have been found that date back to around 900 B.C. and in Central Mexico to around 700 B.C. Turquoise deposits are found in the southwestern parts of the US, in the western part of South America and there are small deposits in Mexico. In the US there is evidence that prehistoric Indians mined turquoise and made it into beads, hanging ornaments and possibly as a decoration on wooden ear decorations. Native American Silver Turquoise Jewelry – It’s Origins and Development…