Collectible1950s Navajo Cerrillos Turquoise Sterling Silver Pin Brooch

  

Collectible 1950s Sterling silver pin brooch It features five rough-cut turquoise morenci, cerrillos, Kingman stones set in individual bezels on a sterling silver bar the center turquoise has a exquisite hand carved design just impressive! The stones display a range of blue and green hues with natural matrix. The silver setting includes decorative elements like small silver beads and a textured rope border. The piece is considered a collectible due to its hand constructed design and tribal affiliation, Navajo.

X16mm weight 24.0grams Morenci, Cerrillos, and Kingman are famous American turquoise mines, each offering distinct colors and matrices: Morenci (AZ) is known for deep blue with shiny pyrite (fools gold) and black/red matrix; Cerrillos (NM) offers unique greens, tans, and blues with distinct textures, historically mined for millennia; and Kingman (AZ) provides classic sky blue to deep blue, often with a golden-brown or black spiderweb matrix. They represent major sources of high-quality, collectible turquoise for jewelry.