Spiny Oyster Heishi Necklace

This necklace is a 20″ necklace with beautiful Spiny Oyster stones.

The Spiny Oyster gemstone is a colorful shell that comes from the oyster species “Spondylus various”, as the name implies, Spiny Oysters are covered with menacing spines. Spiny Oyster shell are unique, beautiful, and also difficult to harvest. Typically found along the coasts of North Carolina all the way down to the waters near Brazil, also in the Sea of Cortez, and off the coast of Baja Mexico and Baja California. The shells of the Spiny Oyster are rare finds and are especially treasured by Native American Indian artists for their beautiful red, pink, brown, yellow, orange, purple, and white colors. Many Zuni artist started creating with Spiny Oyster when coral was endangered and unable to be mined.
Orange spiny oyster can range in color from yellow to orange to red. This orange spiny oyster is the more common variety, it is found at mid to low ocean depths so snorkelers and scuba divers can easily get to it.
Purple Spiny oyster AKA “deep purple” spiny oyster is much harder to harvest because of the ocean depth in which it is found. This makes purple spiney oyster more rare and often harder to find.

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Navajo Pearls

Navajo Pearls are a jewelry item we like to recommend to everyone!  They go great with any turquoise combination you can think of and are a wonderful addition to any jewelry collection you already have!  Navajo Pearls are sold separately from our pendants unless listed as a set. We keep our Navajo Pearls stocked and offer a variety of lengths and pearl sizes!  Check them out here: Navajo Pearls

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