This stunning handmade sterling silver pendant is made and signed by Navajo artist Larson Lee. It is set with a Sunnyside Turquoise gemstone (mined in Nevada) that has mixed shades of blue and aqua blue with black and tan matrix. The stone is set in a smooth bezel housing surrounded by twisted silver rope and hand-saw cut design edges. The pendant measures 1.16" long (measured without the bail) and 0.87" wide. The bail measures 0.36" high.

The matrix on this rare stone is outstanding. The Sunnyside mine is located in northern Nevada near the town of Tuscarora in the Tuscarora mountain range.The mine is no longer in operation as it has become part of a gold mining operation and a privately owned ranch. The Sunnyside mine was mined mostly in the 70's. You won't find much of this great turquoise around anymore except for old stashes.