White Buffalo Necklace

All the heart eyes over here! We love the inlayed sterling silver heart in this pendant. So unique! This piece will fit Navajo Pearls up to 4MM (Sold Separately). Stamped sterling. Artist stamp MT

White Buffalo is a beautiful white stone with fine black spider web or kind of blotchy matrix. Sometimes you will also see brownish black matrix. White buffalo is formed from the minerals calcite and iron, but lacking the usual copper in most turquoise, which gives it its blue color. The White Buffalo stone can only be found in one mine near Tonopah, Nevada. It is mined by Danny and Dean Otteson, who were the ones who classified White Buffalo as turquoise, despite its unique differences. Otteson notes that, like turquoise, it lies in veins surrounded by black chert. Until someone can prove differently, we’re gojng to call it white turquoise. With the ages, this will be debated. But in the end it is a beautifully bold stone that makes a statement in its black and white colors so rare, they can only be found in one place in the world!

FAMILY OWNED SINCE 1971

Let us bring the turquoise store to you. Dakota Sky Stone wants you to have the same experience shopping online that you would if you visited one of our stores in Wall & Deadwood, South Dakota. We are a four generation, family business that works directly with our artists. We ensure we are bringing you the latest designs and highest quality turquoise jewelry. It is our mission with our online shop to make you feel as if you are shopping in one of our stores. We also want to note that if you are on the hunt for a specific style of jewelry and you don’t find it in our online shop, contact us. We can check our stores and see if we have what you are looking for there! Please do not hesitate to reach out to us if you need additional information on any of our jewelry!

Our jewelry is built to last because each piece is set in beautiful and timeless Sterling Silver. Sterling Silver is very easy to care for because no jewelry cleaning solution is necessary. Simply buff it with a dried cloth to keep it beautiful and shiny!”