Purple Mojave Turquoise Barrel Bead Necklace, 16", by Dan Dodson

Dan Dodson, a Southwest jewelry designer who collaborates with Turquoise Mustang, strung this 16-inch necklace of Purple Mojave turquoise barrel and rondelle beads. Mojave turquoise — also called Mojave Purple — is a composite material created by compressing natural turquoise with copper or bronze powder and coloring agents to produce vivid purple and teal hues not found in natural turquoise; it is manufactured primarily in the American Southwest. Available exclusively through Turquoise Mustang.