Turquoise pendant with turquoise and black onyx beads

Lovely native style necklace, showcasing the natural beauty of raw turquoise which adds color and texture to the piece. Polished black Onyx bead spacers accent the patterns and the colorful inclusions of the rough cut turquoise beads. 

Turquoise with the black matrix refers to retained host remnants. It often contains chert, iron, or manganese oxides that create striking dark veins, webs, or blotches within the blue or green stone. Turquoise was historically, and still is, prized in Native American culture.