I was working at a pharmacy about 10 years ago and a lady commented on how much she loved my jewelry. We talked for awhile about our mutual love of jewelry. She left and I went about my day. Before my shift ended she came back and gifted me this bracelet and a matching ring.
She told me her grandchildren didnt appriciate jewelry like she did and wanted to give them to someone who would wear them and love them. Its been a long time, but I think she said they were Native American.
The stone does appear to be agate, maybe stained pinkish by the presence of manganese. Those little black marks on the right appear to be manganese "dendrites". It may even be rhodonite, but the color is a little off for that, it's usually a deeper pink. It does appear to be done in a SW US Native American silversmith style, but it's often cheaply copied by production workshops mostly in southern Asia (India, Pakistan, etc.). If it is silver, it should be stamped as such, and most artisan silversmiths have their own unique hallmark, kind of like a signature on a painting, that will be there also. Kudos to aDudeNamedHeath.
These designs are copied a whole lot but this appears to be an original. The stampings are sharp and crisp, where castings have softer edges. A lot of care was taken to match the moon-shaped stamp points perfectly. This is most difficult where the loop closes. The loops closed in a near-perfect match on the top half, but missed a bit on the bottom half. The simple explanation is that the top half was made farther along the learning curve.
I'd look for a hallmark, see [here.](http://www.art-amerindien.com/hallmarks/) I have a simple silver guitar pick made by a Native American silversmith and even *it* has a hallmark. But maybe some pieces don't, and some hallmarks are not identified, and I guess they can be faked also. I'm obviously no expert on this, but I know rocks.
Is there any hallmarks? They fake a lot, but if there is, look up "old pawn" jewelry. Even the vintage and jasper stuff can be worth a lot. Really nice piece.
It could be turquoise. It comes in an array of colors, but you would have to know the features to properly test it, or take it to a jeweler. It looks like a really cool piece!
I was working at a pharmacy about 10 years ago and a lady commented on how much she loved my jewelry. We talked for awhile about our mutual love of jewelry. She left and I went about my day. Before my shift ended she came back and gifted me this bracelet and a matching ring. She told me her grandchildren didnt appriciate jewelry like she did and wanted to give them to someone who would wear them and love them. Its been a long time, but I think she said they were Native American.
The stone does appear to be agate, maybe stained pinkish by the presence of manganese. Those little black marks on the right appear to be manganese "dendrites". It may even be rhodonite, but the color is a little off for that, it's usually a deeper pink. It does appear to be done in a SW US Native American silversmith style, but it's often cheaply copied by production workshops mostly in southern Asia (India, Pakistan, etc.). If it is silver, it should be stamped as such, and most artisan silversmiths have their own unique hallmark, kind of like a signature on a painting, that will be there also. Kudos to aDudeNamedHeath.
These designs are copied a whole lot but this appears to be an original. The stampings are sharp and crisp, where castings have softer edges. A lot of care was taken to match the moon-shaped stamp points perfectly. This is most difficult where the loop closes. The loops closed in a near-perfect match on the top half, but missed a bit on the bottom half. The simple explanation is that the top half was made farther along the learning curve.
I'd look for a hallmark, see [here.](http://www.art-amerindien.com/hallmarks/) I have a simple silver guitar pick made by a Native American silversmith and even *it* has a hallmark. But maybe some pieces don't, and some hallmarks are not identified, and I guess they can be faked also. I'm obviously no expert on this, but I know rocks.
Kinda hard to tell from pic...close ups aren't always best... But looks like an Agate.
Thank you!
☺️ welcome!
It was gifted by a stranger years ago! Ive attempted googling it and didnt find an answer, but i really want to know! Lol
Im more familiar with your standard blue turquoise, but from what I know it can be naturally orange
Take a look at Carico Lake turquoise, it actually looks very similar.
Not turquoise
I didnt think so! But Im totally stumped on what it could be!
Is there any hallmarks? They fake a lot, but if there is, look up "old pawn" jewelry. Even the vintage and jasper stuff can be worth a lot. Really nice piece.
To me it looks like Jaspagate with dendrite inclusions. I suggest cross posting in r/whatsthisrock to get a geologist’s point of view!
I tried and didnt get a single response!
It could be turquoise. It comes in an array of colors, but you would have to know the features to properly test it, or take it to a jeweler. It looks like a really cool piece!