Golden Hills Turquoise & Sterling Silver Ring Size 8

This ring features Golden Hills turquoise, set in a fine silver bezel on a hand-forged sterling silver band. The stone comes from a single mine in the Altyn-Tyube region of Kazakhstan and is prized for its pale periwinkle-blue color and distinctive golden-brown matrix.

Unlike most turquoise, which leans toward greens and deeper blues, Golden Hills turquoise owes its unique coloring to the mineral-rich clay of the region — and it's only mined during the cold season when the ground is frozen solid.