Navajo huge Sterling Silver high grade Royston Turquoise Pendant pin brooch

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Exquisite huge vintage Navajo Sterling Silver high grade Royston Turquoise Pendant pin brooch necklace. Presenting a stunning handcrafted pin brooch necklace from Navajo artisan silversmiths,Technique For Pendant: Saw Work, shadow box Appliqué, sawtooth bezels Pieces like this rarely come around this quality of Royston Turquoise. Royston Turquoise Jewelry OriginsRoyston Turquoise comes from the Royston mining district located near Tonapah, Nevada. "Royston Turquoise," originally consisted of four old Turquoise claims: Bunker Hill, Easter Blue, Oscar Wehrend, and Royal Blue. Lynn Otteson moved to Tonopah to mine Royston Turquoise in 1958 and the family has been mining Turquoise at Royston and throughout the area since. The Royston Hills have a historic past for being one of the top Turquoise producing locations in Nevada. Turquoise from this area has spectacular color variations and has even been named Blue Gem in the past -- Tonopah Blue Gem! Many people call Royston "Nevada Green Turquoise" and there have been many other nick names for it in the past, however, the underlying factor is the Royston Turquoise Mine in the Royston Hills of Nevada is one of the best producing mines of high grade natural Turquoise in the United States. If you are a Turquoise collector, Royston Turquoise or Royston Turquoise Jewelry is a must for your collection. read more