Navajo Sterling Silver

Old Pawn Vintage Native American Sterling Silver oregon Plume agate Ring Unique, handwrought, genuine oregon Plume Agate ring featuring earth tone colors. It’s a large cabachon cut. The stone is genuine & in excellent condition. Handwrought by the Navajo Artisan. Beautiful handwrought sterling silver setting. Dates from the 1960s! Handmade by an expert artisan. Point Plume Agate is a well-known seam agate found in far eastern Oregon. The area is only seven miles from Homedale, Idaho and just two miles across the Idaho-Oregon border. Agate enthusiasts have collected here for over 80 years and still do. There have beenGraveyard Point Plume Agate forms in cracks in the local basalt. The basalt is cracked extensively for several square miles, and on our claim there is an agate vein about every 10 feet or so. The veins can be from one inch to about 18 inches thick, and extend from a few feet to 30 feet in length. They can go in any direction but most veins are vertical. During the formation of the agate many of the cracks in the basalt did not completely fill in. This results in small cave like structures filled with angel wing chalcedony. Angel wing chalcedony refers to feathery stalactitic growths that cover the inside of the agate seam. This is the plume formation in the agate without the complete agate covering. The Graveyard Point area is well known for angel wing chalcedony. Many specimens have delicately curved tips and look like they were blown in the wind. Besides blue, they can be tinted red, orange or even green. The plumes in this deposit grow from the sides of the seam toward the center. Most small plumes, and plumes near the edge of the seams, are white. Larger plumes can be brown, yellow, orange, pink, or reddish in color. Black dendrites can also accompany the plumes. Marcassite inclusions are also common and can “dust” the surface of one side of a plume like wind driven snow on a pine tree. Sometimes the plumes are totally marcassite. Most of the plumes are formed in a clear to light blue agate although sometimes amber colored agate is found. The mining challenge is to find a vein with well-defined colorful plumes. Ring size 8 face of the ring measures 1? ×20mm 3mmband Ring weight 11.0grams no marks but tested as sterling silver great addition to your collection? This item is in the category “Collectibles\Cultures & Ethnicities\Native American: US\1935-Now\Jewelry”. The seller is “joseeligogarciaciachino” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Wallis and Futuna, Gambia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Poland, Oman, Suriname, United Arab Emirates, Kenya, Argentina, Guinea-Bissau, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Bhutan, Senegal, Togo, Ireland, Qatar, Burundi, Netherlands, Slovakia, Slovenia, Equatorial Guinea, Thailand, Aruba, Sweden, Iceland, Macedonia, Belgium, Israel, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Benin, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Italy, Swaziland, Tanzania, Pakistan, Burkina Faso, Panama, Singapore, Kyrgyzstan, Switzerland, Djibouti, Chile, China, Mali, Republic of Croatia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Portugal, Malta, Tajikistan, Vietnam, Cayman Islands, Paraguay, Saint Helena, Cyprus, Seychelles, Rwanda, Bangladesh, Australia, Austria, Sri Lanka, Gabon Republic, Zimbabwe, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Norway, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Kiribati, Turkmenistan, Grenada, Greece, Haiti, Greenland, Yemen, Afghanistan, Montenegro, Mongolia, Nepal, Bahamas, Bahrain, United Kingdom, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Angola, Western Samoa, France, Mozambique, Namibia, Peru, Denmark, Guatemala, Solomon Islands, Vatican City State, Sierra Leone, Nauru, Anguilla, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Cameroon, Guyana, Azerbaijan Republic, Macau, Georgia, Tonga, San Marino, Eritrea, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Morocco, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Mauritania, Belize, Philippines, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Colombia, Spain, Estonia, Bermuda, Montserrat, Zambia, South Korea, Vanuatu, Ecuador, Albania, Ethiopia, Monaco, Niger, Laos, Ghana, Cape Verde Islands, Moldova, Madagascar, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Lebanon, Liberia, Bolivia, Maldives, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Central African Republic, Lesotho, Nigeria, Mauritius, Saint Lucia, Jordan, Guinea, Canada, Turks and Caicos Islands, Chad, Andorra, Romania, Costa Rica, India, Mexico, Serbia, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Lithuania, Trinidad and Tobago, Malawi, Nicaragua, Finland, Tunisia, Luxembourg, Uganda, Brazil, Turkey, Germany, Egypt, Latvia, Jamaica, South Africa, Brunei Darussalam, Honduras.

• Tribal Affiliation: Navajo
• Artisan: Navajo
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Culture: Native American: US
• Handmade: Yes