Long African Turquoise Silver Bead Necklace

A blue green necklace crafted from graduated round natural stone beads, highlighted with sterling silver vintage beads. Finished with sterling silver ends.

This long necklace in beautiful shades of blue-green-brown is organic and has a chic boho vibe that would team perfectly with shades of white, brown, grey and black, and perfectly with blue denim.

What is African turquoise? It's actually the trade name for a type of jasper that is mined only in Africa. The stone is green blue in colour and is rich with inclusions of crystal quartz, iron and copper deposits in a matrix of black and brown veins, making this stone a beautiful substitute for the much more expensive traditional turquoise.

Because of its inclusions, and with a hardness of 6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale, African turquoise is a much harder stone than turquoise, which makes it perfect for jewellery of all types.

Measurements: Total length including clasp 67 cm (26.5”)