Southwestern Native American jewelry. 18" long natural Sleeping Beauty turquoise necklace created by Navajo artist Shaun Slagle.
5mm Round Natural Sleeping Beauty Beads. Sleeping Beauty turquoise is noted for its solid, light blue color with little or no matrix. The mine is named after a nearby mountain which looks like a woman sleeping on her back. This stone has been used to create jewelry by Southwestern Native Americans since time immemorial. The Sleeping Beauty mine closed in 2012.
