16" Sleeping Beauty Turquoise, Orange Spiny Oyster Shell, and Black Onyx Cluster Necklace

This necklace features a center circle of Orange Spiny Oyster Shell, surrounded by a ring of delicate Sleeping Beauty Turquoise stones, and another circle of oval Black Onyx stones. This necklace is on a 16" paper clip chain.

The Sleeping Beauty Turquoise mine is located in Gila County, Arizona. Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Mine has recently closed. It is now obtained from private stashes. The turquoise mine produces uniform blue turquoise that is easily matched and used in many styles of Native American jewelry.

According to research, spiny oysters are found buried at deep depths or attached to rocky reefs. The deeper they dig, the darker the pigment of the oyster shell which is how the colors range from a bright orange to a deep purple.