Five Stone Hoop Earrings
Five Stone Hoop Earrings

Five Stone Hoop Earrings

Traditional Southwest jewelry handmade by Silversmith Chad Barela
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A pair of open-hoop earrings, each featuring five Carico Lake turquoise stones set in serrated bezels. The crescent of stones are capped on each end by a stamped concho. The hoop is hand-stamped with a collection of our one-of-a-kind steel stamps and finished with a darkened, oxidized patina. Hung from sterling French hook ear wires.
Hand-wroughtMatte finish

Date Made

2022

Stone

Carico Lake Turquoise

Metal

Sterling silver

Drop

N/A

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Stone

Carico Lake Turquoise

Mine

Carico Lake Mine

Origin

Nevada

Mine Status

Limited

Stone Story

Carico Lake Turquoise comes from Lander County, Nevada, and is one of the more diverse stones in American turquoise. Its color ranges widely — from warm greens and blue-greens to deeper blues — often with rich matrix running through it. That variety is part of what makes it interesting; no two pieces read the same. The Carico Lake mine has never been a high-volume producer, which makes the stone genuinely rare. What does come out of the ground tends to go fast, and pieces set with Carico Lake are among the most sought-after by collectors who know what they're looking at.

Silversmith

Second generation silversmith making heirloom quality jewelry true to Southwest tradition for over a decade. Chad's family has more than 200 years of history in New Mexico and you can see that heritage in his work.

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