This is a exquisite vintage Navajo ring! It features 2 campitos turquoise stones, silver beads, and a triple rail silver band that graduates to a solid silver band! The stones measures around 16mm x9mm The ring face measures around 2inches x15mm The ring size is around 7 Sterling silver. Cir Mid Century + no marks but tested as sterling silver. The Campitos turquoise mine in Sonora, Mexico has been producing turquoise since the 1980s. The mine is located in the Cananea mountains, about 35 miles from the US/Mexico border and 150 miles southeast of Tucson, Arizona. The word “Campito” is Spanish for “little field”. The mine produces a rare and valuable gemstone that is sought after for its unique color and quality. The turquoise is medium light-blue with no matrix and a little pyrite, and is found as free-form nuggets in clay material, rather than in rock veins. The mine is unique because it produces turquoise that is often found in clay deposits as nuggets, while most turquoise is found in veins. The turquoise is also known as Sonoran turquoise, and consists of striking green coloring with brown matrix. Some stones have traces of pyrite, adding a pop of sparkle. Archaeology shows that Southwestern peoples mined these deposits extensively, and there are also historical traces of Native American turquoise mining. The Campitos Mountains contain a few different mines for metals as well as for gems. These mines include the Campitos Mine, The Nacozari mine, the Sonoran Gold Mine, the Sierra Bella mine, and the White Water mine.
