I found this simple bracelet by JW Toadlena but noticed it has some chips in the cab. And the darkish area I thought was black, is actually green under light and magnification. It was listed as white buffalo, but not I wonder….no black, and it has an area with a creamy yellow color to it. I liked the wire work, and I don’t think I paid too much, but now I wonder about the stone.
Curious on your thoughts, please
I think it might actually be white buffalo. I will attach a picture of my cuff which also shows some background yellowing. A year or so ago I sold two pendants and one of them was a tri-color. Most of what I’ve seen is is white with black.
Thank you! I’m not fussed either way, I was just curious after realizing what I thought was black wasn’t. Your bracelet is lovely!
I think we all do that. Thanks
I am not terribly familiar with White Buffalo, but what I’ve seen hasn’t had the green in it. However, I’ve seen very little IRL. I feel like I’ve seen a white stone with a little green in it, but I tried Google, and all I could find somewhat similar was Tree Agate, and that had waaaay more green in a vein like matrix.
There was a Navajo lady at the Eiteljorg Market one year who had a whole bunch of it for sale. A woman kept arguing with her saying it was turquoise (she had a ring with it that someone had told her was turquoise so she didn’t really want to hear otherwise), and the Navajo lady finally gave up trying to convince her.
@Ziacat the phone camera doesn’t picked it up very well, but under a magnifier it looks like verdigris, the green isn’t part of the stone itself. Since that spot is chipped, maybe it knocked against a piece with verdigris? I don’t know. And then there’s the other chip.
Haha, yes, I’m aware it isn’t turquoise. But some people don’t know/don’t care to be educated.
If it is white buffalo, it is a solid white piece, which I’ve never seen. It might also be Wild Horse, but I’ve never seen solid white in it, either. They both usually have at least some inclusions/chert, like @Islandmomma ‘s bracelet.
There is a “new” turquoise that has come out recently that can be very pale green, it’s called palomino turquoise. Maybe this is a very pale example of that?
@Emily, I don’t think this is palomino variscite. There is no green (or blue) hue to this stone. Thank you for the thought!
It’s called white buffalo turquoise, but is actually dolomite. Dolomite can be pure white to orange and any shade in between. Mixed with black chert it is quite a striking stone. It can often have a yellowish tint
@Islandmomma it’s very pretty, and there is some black chert.
