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Turquoise jewelry just oozes summer! Turquoise has that ability to recharge our spirits. The beautiful variety of blue tones reminds us of blue skies, tropical seas, rivers running through the desert, and the earth from space. The beautiful Turquoise blue colors sooth the soul and make one feel light and airy just like a bright summer day. The [...]
Techniques of Making Southwestern JewelryHammer WorkHammer work is done a variety of special hammers and a base that metal sits against while it is being worked. The term “hammer work” is a generalized term used for the process of stamping, filing and repousse. Stamp and file work designs are some of the most classic Southwestern jewelry styles, and actually [...]
Turquoise Jewelry Handmade in ColoradoHere at Durango Silver Company we specialize in one of a kind Sterling Silver and Turquoise jewelry. A majority of the pieces we carry on our website are handmade in Durango, Colorado by the Hartman family.We create our handcrafted works from raw gold, silver and gemstone. You will find almost every type [...]
Chalcosiderite - A Rare Cousin of TurquoiseOne of our all time favorite gems is Chalcociderite. This rare natural gem is a rare cousin of Turquoise.This gem is stunningly beautiful and comes all sorts of colors from tan to green to orange, white and yellow. Often called Turquoise in the past it has come into its [...]
2018 Tucson Gem and Mineral ShowEvery February, mobs of jewelers, rock hounds, gem dealers, paleontologists, Native Americans, geologists and the just plain curious converge on Tucson, Arizona for the annual Gem & Mineral Show. During the Winter 2018 Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil event, over 40 different independently owned and operated shows are held during the month, with over [...]
VarisciteVariscite is becoming one of the most popular semi-precious gemstones on today's market. You will see it being used in all styles of jewelry by all ethnicity of jewelers. Variscite is considered to be one of the rarer and lesser-known collector's gemstones available today. Its appearance often causes it to be confused with Turquoise, but Variscite's [...]
High Grade Turquoise in Gold JewelryWe have been working on some new 14k yellow gold jewelry. Available soon! Beautiful high grade Turquoise in 14k yellow gold by Nattarika Hartman and John Hartman. We have new women's rings, men's rings and more. All of the new gold jewelry features the finest of Natural American and Egyptian [...]
InstaGram 2000 Follower Jewelry GiveawayWe have been having a great time sharing our photos, stones, jewelry and process with customers and followers on InstaGram. We are late to the instagram phenomenon, but hey we are there now and having fun. We have been slowly and steadily building a following. We are growing daily and want [...]
The Number Eight Turquoise CollectionLooking for some good old time American Turquoise? What about some killer spiderweb Turquoise from one of the most famous Turquoise mines of all time. We be selling some of the best Turquoise on earth in cabochons, rough and jewelry. We have one of the largest collections of Number 8 Turquoise [...]
Egyptian Turquoise Jewelry and Gems We have been working with some wonderful new Turquoise, well new to us anyways. You may have noticed that we have posting new jewelry by John Hartman, Crystal Hartman and Nattarika Hartman with high grade Egyptian Turquoise. This material is gorgeous. The Egyptian Turquoise rough we have been lucky enough to [...]