White Buffalo 4-6mm Chip Nugget Beads Mixed with Turquoise and Spiny Oyster, (16 inch Strand)
These strands are White Buffalo chips, with Mixed Shape and color Spiny Oyster, Lapis and Turquoise
White Buffalo stone (NV) ... a lot of sellers call it White Buffalo Turquoise, but it is NOT turquoise in makeup though it was discovered in a turquoise mine in Tonapah, Nevada. The white stone is surrounded by black and brown chert which creates beautiful patterns and matrixing. Beware that howlite is is often represented as White Buffalo, but it is more of a cream white with grey erratic veining and not black. Howlite is very common and White Buffalo comes from only one mine in Nevada.
To learn about the myth of White Turquoise ... read this article by the Native American Jewelry tips web site
