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White Buffalo:

White Buffalo is a beautiful white stone with fine black spiderweb or kind of a blotchy matrix. White Buffalo Turquoise is formed from the minerals Calcite and Iron. Sacred Buffalo Stone, White Buffalo, and White Turquoise are the terms often used to describe a Black and White Stone found in Native American Jewelry. White Buffalo Stone was first discovered in the farthest edge of the Dry Creek Turquoise vein. This unique mineral vein was discovered in the Dry Creek Mine on the Shoshone Indian Reservation near Battle Mountain, Nevada in 1993. With only the single deposit known in existence, and a very limited quantity remaining to be mined, this stone is quite rare and valuable.

Navajo Pearls: 

When the Europeans arrived, they brought a number of new elements with them including copper, silver, and glass. Navajo Pearls are made of sterling silver and every individual one is handmade from cutting all the way through to stringing. No two beads are alike and the time-intensive process is what makes Navajo Pearls so special and so expensive.

Making the beads is a time-consuming process. Each bead begins with silver that has to be melted, rolled, and cut. Holes are punched, rounded, and then the beads are sanded and polished, all by hand. The heavy gauge silver used in these collectible beads gives these finished strands a nice weight and a substantial feeling. Machine-made beads will have a perfect uniformity that will help you distinguish between genuine handmade silver beads and fashion jewelry beads.