This beautiful sterling silver pendant features Crow Springs Turquoise also known as AnnJax or Bluebird, is located near Tonopah, Nevada and 27 miles, as the crow flies, from the Royston turquoise mine. The current owners of Crow Springs Turquoise, Dennis and Lucy Cordova, are also co-owners of the Pilot Mountain mine. The Smith family previously owned the mine and had been mining turquoise in Nevada since the 1870’s. In 1909, William Petry discovered a deposit one mile southwest of the Crow Springs Turquoise claim. In 1939, Ann Cooper Hewitt, heiress to the Cooper Hewitt fortune, filed a claim to the mine and built a home there, which she called AnnJax. She did little work on the property and subsequently abandoned it. Crow Springs Turquoise is known for its characteristic light green color contrasted with a bright red matrix which is made up of the host rock, rhyolite. The mine consists of several open pits. The largest pit measures about 50 feet long, 10 feet wide, and 15 feet deep. Materials that would yield gems of large size are scarce though the best stones have good color and are very hard. The mine includes a tunnel that digs 175 feet into the mountain; inside of which Dennis Cordova discovered a bountiful deposit of commercial grade gold and silver. Each piece is handcrafted by Navajo Silversmiths. Colors may vary due to different computer monitors. Sterling Silver 18" Chain Included.

Stone Size: 1/2" H x 1/2" W

18" chain included

Crow Springs Turquoise Jewelry Collection .... Turquoise from Nevada. Black Arrow Indian Art - Native American Sterling Silver Jewelry 1-800-621-6668