- Turquoise: Carico Lake
- Sterling Silver
- Hallmark Stamped
- Artist: Renell Perry
- 2.25″L x 1.25″W
- SW-089-E
Seen frequently throughout Native American jewelry, Sterling Silver “raindrops” are a traditional design element. They can be smooth and high polished or they can be starlike and oxidized.
Carico Lake Turquoise has an astonishing color palette. Ranging from highly unique electric greens to sky blue; from teal to mossy, earthy greens. And rarely, a nugget with both earth and sky color.
The highest grade Carico Lake Turquoise is gem-quality American turquoise. Hard enough to be cut naturally, the high zinc content paints the stone an astonishing lime-green color with a unique spider web matrix, creating a much sought after and collectible stone. Due to the harsh conditions and remote location of the mine, Carico has a very small yearly yield. The high-grade apple green stones make up less than 3% of the yearly yield, making it a rare form of turquoise.