Southwestern Native American jewelry. Natural Apache Blue Turquoise stone 9/16" long. Bracelet is 5 1/2" long with a 1" opening. Created by Fred Cleveland (Navajo). High quality Apache Blue turquoise is very rare.
The bracelet has scalloped edges with intricate stamping. Silver rope braid surrounds the setting. Beside that are tiny silver spheres and stars. A fitting setting for this beautiful stone Native Americans call Sky Stone.
The Apache Blue turquoise mine is a small mine with lots of potential. The mine is located near Tonopah, Nevada in the Candelaria Mountain range. In recent years the mine has re-opened producing Apache Blue turquoise with beautiful blue color and eye popping black matrix.
