Necklace Details
Turquoise (Kingman; rare; old stock) – Turquoise has been mined in the Acerbate Mountains near Kingman, Arizona for nearly 2000 years. Kingman Turquoise is known for its striking sky blue color and black web matrix. The Kingman Turquoise Mine is one of the oldest and highest producing turquoise mines in the US; in the 1970s Kingman produced almost half of the world's supply of turquoise. Turquoise is one of December’s birthstones and considered a sacred and protective stone around the world.
Turquoise (Sonoran Gold; rare; old stock) – Turquoise has been mined from the Campitos Mountain near Cananea, Sonora, Mexico, just 35 miles south of the Arizona border, for thousands of years. The Sonora Desert has a rich regional history as a source of high-quality turquoise for centuries. Sonoran Gold Turquoise is known for its unique bright green, aqua, and lime hues, often with a distinctive golden or brown "matrix" (spiderwebbing). It is typically found as nuggets in clay deposits instead of in a vein.
Swarovski Crystal (Austria) – Swarovski was founded in 1895 following Daniel Swarovski’s invention of the world’s first electric-powered crystal cutting machine and lexicon of crystal cuts that produced a new level of crystal clarity. After viewing the Northern Lights, he partnered with Dior to create his famous Aurora Borealis, or AB, coating, a very thin layer of gold applied to half of a crystal’s facets to create an iridescent, shimmering effect. Today, Swarovski Crystals provide the sparkle for Beyonce and Taylor Swift’s concerts, most notably with 250,000 crystals on Beyonce’s red catsuit (Cowboy Carter Tour) and more than 5,000 on Taylor Swift’s guitar (Eras Tour), now housed at the Country Music Hall of Fame Museum.
14K Gold Fill – 14K gold has a bright yellow hue and balances beauty with strength and resilience. Gold has been revered and coveted since ancient times, worn by royalty, and associated with the divine and sacred. This fine metal has long been connected with alchemy and reminds us of our innate potential for transformation and enlightenment. Gold is given as a 50th anniversary gift.