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How to Care for Your Sterling Turquoise Jewelry

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How to Care for Your Sterling Turquoise Jewelry

Many of our turquoise jewelry are made by native American Indians. As we mentioned in Why the Value of Turquoise is Skyrocketing, Navajo and other native American Indian people in the Southwest have been perfecting their unique jewelry styles and techniques ever since they learned silversmithing from the Spanish. They passed down this artistic tradition from generation to generation, and till this day, have been known worldwide for their distinct jewelry style -- the combination of turquoise and silver, which signifies the fusion of the sacred and the secular. The Southwest Indian artists take pride in their work so much...

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