Navajo Marie Tsosie Charoite Turquoise and Opal Inlay Dangle Pierced Earrings buying Vintage Native American Signed MTT

Beautiful vintage pierced earrings by well known Navajo jewelry designer Marie Tsosie. Set in Sterling Silver, the top oval shaped post has a lovely bezel set Charoite stone. Dangling below the post is an upside-down triangle shape with the prettiest and most delicate inlay of Charoite (the purple stones), Turquoise and Opal. These beauties have a 1 1/8" drop length and weigh .2 oz for the pair. Marked MTT Sterling

The Charoite on the lower half of one of the earrings is darker than the rest which is commensurate with the varying nature of the stones. Charoite buying is a rare silicate mineral, first described in 1978 and named for the Chara River. It has been reported only from the Aldan Shield, Sakha Republic, Siberia, Russia.