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Material: Genuine Sterling Silver (925 silver, 92.5% silver content) |
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Stone(s): Genuine carved fossilized walrus ivory, genuine turquoise (17 x 13 mm) |
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Overall Dimension (including bail): 3.5 x 1 x 0.25 inches |
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Inner Bail Diameter: 2 mm |
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Weight: 10.3 grams |
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Stamp/Mark: 925 |
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Serial Number: p27757 |
Beautiful turquoise is a phosphate mineral popular all over the world. Mined since 5000 BC, it is one of the first gemstones known to be used by humans. Color variation from sky-blue to medium green is affected by differing amounts of copper and iron, more copper giving the stone a bluer color and more iron a greener one. Beautiful light blue turquoise is mined in Northern Iran and other varieties occur in Mexico, the United States and elsewhere.
Fossilized walrus ivory is excavated and collected by Eskimos along the coast of the Bering Sea.
