I have been gifted turquoise and have some beautiful pieces but don’t know much about them. I’d be super grateful for any info or just to be pointed in the right direction. Only the necklace on the right, with the smooth stones, has a mark, the other necklace and the cuff don’t. The cuff was purchased in I believe Colorado roadside in the early 70s by my mom’s best friend.
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I must’ve overloaded photos, here are the other ones I meant to post, of the necklaces. I’m hoping for ideas about worth, where they are from, any terminology I should know, any symbolism, etc - just want to learn everything 
Welcome to Turquoise People! The small cuff has a Zuni look to me, but without a hallmark I can’t say for sure. In case you don’t know, the Zuni are a Pueblo people who live very close to the AZ border in central New Mexico. The way the turquoise stones are shaped (carved) is what makes me lean that way. I’m not surprised that something bought in the '70s doesn’t have a hallmark. It’s a lovely little cuff.
As far as the necklaces, it’s hard to say. They could be Native made or not. Pretty impossible to say, unless your mom’s friend remembers what she was told when she bought them. Sometimes at the roadside stands in particular, Natives will sell necklaces like this where they bought the beads and strung them, so they are still considered native made, but not handmade. The clasps aren’t typical ones used by Natives, so I suspect they’re either not Native made or stringer type necklaces put together by Natives. I don’t believe the mark is an artist’s hallmark; I see a copyright symbol so I suspect they are pre-made cones sold at jewelry supply stores. Probably the stones in the necklaces are stabilized turquoise. Most of us are not comfortable assigning a $ value to items, because we’re not expert appraisers.
Hopefully someone else will jump in with some thoughts, but please understand that we’ve had a whole lot of new posts, and those of us on here may take time to look at things. Not everything gets answered quickly. If you want to learn, you’ve come to the right place! Read as many threads on this forum as possible, and you will get a lot of information.
I couldn’t tell it was an R and a crescent moon, but there it is! So, @Deejbee, the necklace with a stamp appears to be made by Carolyn Pollack. She is not Native, and has a business making southwestern style jewelry. You can Google her, and find quite a bit of her stuff for sale online.
So fantastic and helpful, thank you both so much! The cuff is actually the only one my mom’s friend bought - and Zuni sounds reasonable as it may have been New Mexico where she bought it (I first thought Colorado since she was living there, but I do think she was on a road trip. I’ll have to see if she can remember now) - The necklaces have come from friends more recently and were just purchased second hand with no back story. Thank you Steve, for deciphering that stamp! I’m busily reading through posts on this forum to get myself educated and up to speed but sure do appreciate you all helping accelerate my learning!
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You are very welcome! We regular members on here love it when new people come on who want to learn. We all had to start somewhere 
There is a lot of misinformation about Native American Jewelry on eBay and Etsy sites. Sellers constantly wrongly attribute items. You not only will learn on here, but you’ll also learn about where are the best places online to find information.
The necklaces are cool and will be fun to wear, but I think the cuff may very possibly be Native made.
However, be careful, because Native American jewelry is very addictive!! 
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