VINTAGE NAVAJO Darlene Darling TURQUOISE STERLING SILVER FLANK BRACELET
This is a fascinating vintage Navajo single stone silver bracelet. This amazing bracelet contains a very rare darling Darlene turquoise stone with beautiful accenting silver open leaf flanks This bracelet contains a wonderful double silver shank cuff and old natural patina.
The center stone measures around 18mmx14mm The width of the bracelet measures around 1? The inside end to end measures around 5"ΒΌ with an additional 1"? No marks but tested as sterling silver great addition to your collection Darling Darlene. Named for the beloved daughter who died as a young woman, Darling Darlene was discovered and mined by Joe Barredo and his son-in-law in the early 70's. Hard, gem quality turquoise in a color range from light and dark blue to greens come out of this mine, producing another wonderful collectible turquoise from Nevada.
Today the mine is part of a gold mining operation.