Featured Sterling Bracelet - what are the stones?

can anyone enlighten me as to what these stones are? and maybe some general info about this piece only marked STERLING. Thank you!

 

It looks like some sort of chrysocolla variant. Beyond that...dunno. The bracelet looks Mexican.

 

never heard of that so I am off to google! Thanks!

 

Agree Mexican sterling bracelet
1940s-50s.

 

Have the metal tested, a lot of these type of Mexican pieces are alpaca with false silver marks

 

I think everything should be tested but that looks like old Mexican sterling to me.

 

Old Mexican sterling for sure. Green stones are usually chrysoprase in such jewelry. Your stones look "weathered" in comparison to most I see.

Here is a similar bracelet from worthpoint



https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/art-deco-mexican-925-silver-1730359426

 

Thanks Brad! mine are so dull.

 

The only thing that can be said about the stones is they are green without testing. Most of this type of jewelry is dyed travertine/Mexican onyx which is much softer than a quartz based stone like chrysoprase.The amount of abrasion points to a softer stone.

 

I don't think it is chrysoprase

I was thinking California jade. It's doesn't have that glass look that Chrysoprase does.
There aren't many examples of Travertine, but the wear is more consistant with the bracelet wildrose shows.

https://cdn0.rubylane.com/shops/carolbarrettjewelry/CB1044RL.1L.jpg?24
https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=california+jade+mexican+jewelry&FORM=QBIR

https://www.bing.com/images/search?...-26&sk=&cvid=04547ACABF36475294083287F47603BA

 

It doesn’t look like chrysoprase to me either but I sure think the OP’s bracelet is far more interesting than the other pictured ones and I love the mattness of the stones. It really screams vintage Mexico!

 

The OP's looks less Mexican Souvenir than Been There Done That. Most antiques junkies prefer the latter.

 

There are thousands of examples of travertine,travertine is the mineral which the trade name Mexican Onyx is used. https://www.google.com/search?clien...XpwlQKHRAyAn8Q4lYILSgG&biw=1539&bih=850&dpr=1

 

Buyers love this style so they are very saleable.

But I am sorry, I have to reinforce, I have often had this styles of bracelet that was falsely marked as silver. Hopefully your piece is silver, but protect yourself and have it tested!

 

@Hollyblue
Not trying to pick a fight.
However you recently chastised me for using the term Mexican onyx.
I was trying to pull up pieces of Mexican jewelry using the term travertine that you insist is correct.
And now you are throwing the Mexican onyx back at me.
Make up your mind.

https://www.antiquers.com/threads/what-is-this-its-made-in-italy.35205/#post-508592

 

I think Holly is not being inconsistent. The stone is travertine, but the trade (jewellery trade) & commonly used (inaccurate) name is Mexican onyx, green Mexican onyx. Because it is so commonly called that, onyx is more productive as a search term, but if you're trying to be more mineralogically correct, a better word is travertine. She was saying there are many examples of travertine to be found, but they're found under the name Mexican onyx.

 

Mexican Onyx is a "trade name" for the mineral travertine,Onyx is chalcedony/agate. Trade /misleading names of gemstones https://www.gemsociety.org/article/list-false-misleading-gemstone-names/

 

I don't feel entirely satisfied with anything we've suggested. For color, chyrsocolla seems closest. It's really very odd, for color & finish. I'm starting to wonder if it's a stone at all. I let my photo editor have its way a bit to see what it would make of the color. It often punches up shades not so obvious to the eye. The stones do not fit tightly in their places. There looks like a chip of something stuck at one edge:

 

It is only one stone not 3.

 

Interesting. Could it be ceramic?