DeCorte Silver Hand Crafted Turquoise Ring Set In Sterling Silver-Size 8 fine jewelry Mark Steel Soffe started his

Mark Steel Soffe started his business in 1979 by designing bracelets and rings

Jewelers’ Brass – The golden metal we use is an alloy (mixture of metals) containing approximately 85% pure copper and 15% zinc

Electroplated 20 gauge steel

Made in Novato CA

with the most common ones being Transvaal Jade

DeCorte Silver Hand Crafted Turquoise Ring Set In Sterling Silver-Size 8 fine jewelry Mark Steel Soffe started hisThe word turquoise dates to the 17th century and is derived from the Old French turquois meaning "Turkish" because the mineral was first brought to Europe through the Ottoman Empire.[6][3][4][7][8] However, according to Etymonline, the word dates to the 14th century with the form turkeis, meaning "Turkish", which was replaced with turqueise from French in the 1560s. According to the same source, the gemstone was first brought to Europe from Turkestan