Sacred Buffalo Turquoise Native American Sterling Silver Jewelry

Sacred Buffalo White Turquoise - Dry Creek Turquoise

I am sorry, but we no longer are offering Dry Creek Turquoise, otherwise known as Sacred Buffalo Turquoise jewelry. We have run out of the stones and only have a few individual pieces left that I will be photographing and putting in this section shortly. The mine is currently closed. We are trying to get permission to mine what little bit of it is left, but the mine is currently tied up in probate court. We are hoping sometime in the future to be able to remove what is left, but at this time it isn't looking hopeful. Read more about sacred buffalo, white turquoise here: White Turquoise

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This is an example of sacred buffalo turquoise otherwise known as Dry Creek Turquoise

Testimonial: I want to take a few minutes to tell you how pleased I was with the Dry Creek (Sacred Buffalo turquoise) ring you had made for me. Normally, I would hesitate to buy something sight unseen, however, you followed my directions exactly to the letter and sent me a beautiful ring. I was extremely pleased with the quality of the product. I think however, what really impressed me was how well you carried out my requests when you had the ring made. I love my ring and would not hesitate to order from you sight seen or unseen, again. You do wonderful work.
Thank You. ~ K Beck, Diamond Bar, Ca.

When discovered in the Dry Creek Mine (Note: not it's name today) in the Shoshone Indian Reservation near Battle Mountain, Nevada in 1993, they (the discoverers) were not sure what it was. Because of its hardness, it was decided to have it assayed. Their suspicious proved correct. It was, in fact, white turquoise. It was not until 1996, however, that it was finally made into jewelry. The Shoshone Indians are not known for jewelry work and, as a consequence, the Shoshone sell or trade the white turquoise to the Navaho in Arizona who work it into jewelry. Because white turquoise is as rare as the white buffalo, the Indians call it "White buffalo" turquoise. Turquoise gets its color from the heavy metals in the ground where it forms. Blue turquoise forms where there is copper present (most Arizona turquoise). Green turquoise forms where iron is present (most Nevada turquoise). White turquoise, where there are no heavy metals present, turns out to be rare. To date no other vein of white turquoise has been discovered anywhere else. When this current vein runs out that will be the last of it.

Reprinted from Rockhound Gazette 12/00 via Glacial Drifter, and others, Via ACHATES Jan-Feb 02

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