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Navajo Cuff Bracelet, Artie Yellowhorse 6ca36b5053af0be54572493a22a799ebTurquoise is a hydrous phosphate of aluminum and copper, found mainly in massive form and in colors ranging from blue to green, depending upon the content of copper it is associated with. Turquoise was originally imported from Turkey, where it derives its name. Turquoise, the "fallen sky stone", has for over 7000 years been valued by cultures for its beauty. It is reputed to have spiritual and life giving qualities, and it is highly prized by Native

Barite is a soft mineral that is hard to find in undamaged condition

It is thought that early man carried pyrite to start fires that contributed to his survival

the Tully monster swam along with relatives of modern shrimps

These marine creatures lived in the lower cretaceous to upper cretaceous time period

the whole mass hardened

Fluorite forms in a variety of colors and is transparent to translucent in clarity

The name Angel Phantom Quartz comes from the appearance of the inclusions that have been likened to the wispy wings of angels

thus allowing for a rainbow of colors to be formed

000 years old

giving the specimen a slight shimmer

Quartz is one of the most admired minerals by both geology enthusiasts and those practicing the Metaphysical properties of minerals

whose spiraled shape is similar to that of an Ammonite