This great-looking bracelet is set with a specimen of natural, high-grade turquoise from the Morenci mine in Arizona that measures 0.94" long and 0.80" wide. The shiny well polished stone is classic blue with a redish-brown matrix. The thick sterling silver bracelet has detailed stampwork from end to end featuring thunderbirds, stars and darkened grooves at the ends. A very comfortable bracelet to wear, great for women or men with smaller wrists, it measures 0.83" wide with an inside measurement of 5.50" and a  1" gap that is slightly adjustable. Hand fabricated by noted Navajo artist Andrew Cadman in New Mexico. size S - M.

Morenci Turquoise

Morenci turquoise is mined in southeastern Arizona, Greenlee County. It is high to light blue in color with an unusual matrix of irregular iron pyrite or “fool’s gold” matrix that when polished often looks like silver. The name is derived from the large open pit Morenci copper mine where a great deal of turquoise from Morenci has been of the “lunch box” variety – carried out by workers and miners. Morenci turquoise is well known; it was one of the first American turquoises to come on the market and is often difficult to obtain because the mine is now depleted. Morenci turquoise is a collectible.

About artist: Andrew Cadman

Born in 1966, Andrew Cadman is the older brother of well-known silversmith Darrel Cadman and a half-brother of renowned smiths Gary and Sunshine Reeves. He started silverworking in 1989 and is an accomplished jeweler with many awards to his credit.