Size 12 1/4 on a 10mm Ornamental Band
This is turquoise that carries the memory of the land it came from. The oval Tyrone cabochon 25mm x 20mm of vivid sky-blue threaded with sweeping rivers of caramel and sienna matrix reads less like a gemstone and more like an aerial map of the high desert itself. No two passages of color repeat. The stone moves from clear teal at its edges to a warm, earthy center where the host rock bleeds through in bold, painterly strokes.
Set in oxidized .925 sterling silver with a hand-twisted rope bezel, delicate feather accent, and signature ball terminals, the stone is framed with the kind of restraint that lets it do the talking. Beneath it, a commanding triple-stack ornamental shank 10mm of layered sterling gives this ring the architectural presence its stone demands. Built for a large hand. Built to last generations.
Details:
Stone: Tyrone Turquoise · Origin: Southwestern New Mexico · Matrix: Brown, Tan & Gold · Metal: Custom Sterling Silver · Ring Size: 12 1/4 · Stone Setting: 25mm × 20mm Oval · Band Width: 10mm · One of a Kind
Made in Taos by a Taosena.
Some Jewelry is made. Some is found. At Fire & Stone, it's both.
Where Earth Meets Sky - Tyrone Turquoise
The Tyrone mine sits in Grant County, in the high desert of southwestern New Mexico ancient Mimbres and Apache country, land that has been worked and revered for over a thousand years. The mine itself is one of the largest open-pit copper operations in North America, and turquoise has been recovered from its depths as a byproduct of that mining for well over a century.
What makes Tyrone turquoise exceptional and increasingly rare is its color complexity. Where many turquoise mines produce stones of relatively uniform hue, Tyrone yields a wide spectrum: sky blue, teal, green-blue, and rich matrix patterns in brown, tan, and gold that reflect the iron and copper-rich host rock of the region. Natural, untreated Tyrone is sought by collectors and silversmiths precisely because it carries the full story of its origin in every vein and variation.
This stone is New Mexico, distilled. Sky and earth in equal measure, pulled from the ground not far from where this ring was made.
