RARE White Buffalo BIG Matching Earring Slab Bead Pair 25x42mm
White Buffalo stone (AZ) ... a lot of sellers call it White Buffalo Turquoise, but it is NOT turquoise in makeup though it was discovered in a turquoise mine. This White Buffalo is from a Mine in Arizona. The difference between the White Buffalo Stone for Arizona is the presence of the Spiderweb Patterns as compared to the Nevada White Buffalo Stone, that has bolder black matrix patterns and more solid white. The white stone is surrounded by black and brown chert which creates beautiful patterns and matrixing. Beware that howlite is is often represented as White Buffalo, but it is more of a cream white with grey erratic veining and not black. Howlite is very common and White Buffalo comes from only one mine in Nevada.
To learn about the myth of White Turquoise ... read this article by the Native American Jewelry tips web site
