If we go with inlay I’m sure we can find a lot of non-turquoise stones. This Mary Tafoya pendant has serpentine, spiny oyster, and jet. I’ve forgotten what the white is; she uses shell, but I’m not sure if that’s what this is.
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Some unique types of red jasper.
Mary Ellen Jasper. Collected/sliced by a friend in Northern Minnesota.
This type of jasper is actually fossil stromatolites. Fossil algae. It can be found with rose like patterns.
Some varieties of jaspilite. Collected by a friend in Northern Wisconsin.
Jaspilite is a mix of red jasper and iron. It can contain quartz and/or quartzite.
I added a brass horse to make a pendant.
This type of jasper is often used to make jewelry.
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I think I worked it out that this is Mimbres Valley Apache jasper (NM). If someone knows better, please chime in. Some sites show a similar stone labeled as Apache Sage rhyolite, so not 100% on it. Mike Bird-Romero (San Juan/Taos Pueblo) stone and silver bracelet. (The diagonal whitish line at lower left is in the stone.)
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I don’t know much about Jasper, but I do know I absolutely love this!
I did read that if you can’t wake up in the morning you can put it on your forehead, and it will act like a cup of coffee 
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@Ziacat, you’ve just given us all a wonderful new excuse to buy jewellery 
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I’m willing to stick it on my forehead, but just in case I’m keeping my coffee mug nearby! 
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That’s an exquisite cuff! I love its contemporary, minimalist design. I’m a fan of jasper but, I can honestly say, I haven’t heard of this beautiful jasper before.
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@Patina Thank you so much. 
The stone origin wasn’t described when sold to me; I just dug around on my own, and the identification I mentioned seemed close to right. I’ve also seen it labeled as Apache Sage rhyolite.
Mike BR, the artist, is a talented lapidarist.
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Oooh, that cuff; I know little about jasper, but whatever this is it’s gorgeous!
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I bought a set of jewelry several years ago from a woman who had had to close her shop in 2000 after a serious car accident. I got some beautiful pieces of NA including Dry Creek, Bisbee, Blue Gem, red Coral etc. she couldn’t remember the name of the stone but after much research I discovered it was Alunite. I have her pictures showing the original stone that the pieces were cut from. It’s definitely different from anything else I have.
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Never heard of Alunite before. It is a pretty stone.
I love the necklace with the teardrop.
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Fossil Walrus ivory from St Lawrence Island, Alaska. By Edward Lawrence:
Fossil Walrus Ivory and Mammoth tooth pendant by Catrin Lovett (Alaska):
Malachite, coral, turquoise and fossil bone (Kewa):
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Great job! Thanks for reminding me of all the things stashed away that I need to wear. I have different variations of all of those plus one more that I lucked across by trusting my gut without proof…tortoise shell that someone didn’t know wasn’t pen shell. I’ll add a picture if I can find one.
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Gasp!!! Fabulous lapis bead necklaces…can’t decide which I like most, lapis beads or sugilite beads.
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