What is this? and who made it?

I have a necklace that was left to me by my mother, some one told me it is a Navajo Squash blossom circa 1970 but
my son took to a jewelers and they say not silver and the stones are not turquoise just what do I have here?


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hello, the image is very small, can you upload a larger one