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Fabulous DRAMATIC Navajo sterling and morenci Turquoise buckle A raised oval silver frame, mounted to a flat silver plate, sets the stage for this ocean of blue morenci turquoise gemstones to float among random small silver balls by Gary Johnson The background silver plate was darkened to enhance, and not compete with, the appearance of the turquoise and silver balls. Each turquoise gemstone is intense in blue with black matrix randomly placed. The buckle is an impressive work of art. Buckle mesures 3″? X2″? Takes a 1? Wide belt total weight 47.1grams Born in 1946, Gary Johnson has been a silversmith crafting traditional Navajo style jewelry since the 1970s. Gary utilizes extraordinary turquoise cabochons to create statement pieces Morenci turquoise is a rare, highly collectible Arizona gemstone, renowned for its vivid, light-to-deep blue color and distinct, dark iron pyrite (fool’s gold) matrix that often resembles silver when polished. Mined in Greenlee County as a byproduct of large-scale copper operations, it was famously favored in 20th-century Native American jewelry. The mine is now closed, making authentic, high-grade stones increasingly rare.