What Are Wild Horse and Crazy Horse Stones?

There are some really interesting stones that are used in jewelry called “wild horse” and “crazy horse“. The one commonly called Wild Horse is usually found in Native American made jewelry. According to Stones N Silver:  “Wild Horse is the name given to this stone, whose geological name is magnesite which is a mixture magnesite/hematite. [...]

Discover Gaspeite-A Rare Green Beauty

Gaspeite is a rare semi-precious gemstone that has the most strikingly beautiful chartreuse to apple green color.  If you have never seen it, then you haven’t been shopping in places that sell Native American made jewelry.  Navajo silversmiths began using in their jewelry only a few years ago. Gaspeite is found in only two places [...]

Turquoise – Always in Style

The self-proclaimed world-renowned authority on color , Pantone has announced that turquoise is the color of the year for 2010! Pantone is in the business of inspiring design professionals with products, services and technology for colorful exploration and expression of creativity.  They eloquently describe turquoise as : “Combining the serene qualities of blue and the [...]

What Is The Real White Buffalo Turquoise?

Don’t Be Fooled By The Impostors! Many stones are called “white buffalo turquoise” and there is a lot of confusion as to what truly is a white turquoise. There is a widely quoted source that comes from the Miami Valley Mineral and Gem Club in their newsletter of January, 2002 Vol 48 #1. It relates [...]

Navajo Jewelry Museum Piece

Massive old pawn Navajo mans turquoise bracelet! The size and beauty of this old piece is really out of the ordinary.  You could never find turquoise this size in the mines today. We are very fortunate to have this bracelet in our collection of old pawn jewelry.  Old pawn is the most highly collected of [...]