Sleeping Beauty Nuggets Turquoise On Leather Choker Necklace Single Bead Knotted

Sleeping Beauty Turquoise oval nugget, Gemstone nuggets are natural gemstones with a smooth finish. The gemstone's shape and color may slightly be different from a picture due to its nature.
origin Sleeping Beauty Mine Arizona
these are large free-form type stones with light brown matrix, beautiful beads
color: they are beautiful light to medium sky blue with a smooth and glossy finish, tan to brown matrix,
Shape : Free-form oval
size 14X9.2mm, hole 2mm
weight stone: 10.5 ct

INFO:
Located in Globe, AZ, the Sleeping Beauty turquoise mine is one of the most well known producers of turquoise in the world, producing everything from low grade white chalk to a hard, sky blue material with clarity that has made it famous in European markets where they prefer turquoise with no matrix. Sleeping Beauty Turquoise is revered and highly sought after due to its pure sky blue color which shows very little to no veining or webbing. The highly sought after stone has made a tremendous impact on the history of Turquoise over the years. For this reason, and the fact that the Arizona Turquoise Mine recently closed in the fall of 2012, the Turquoise has jumped in value, and is now selling for prices similar to it's high grade counterparts from Nevada. It’s pure color and natural strength make Sleeping Beauty Turquoise characteristics a favorite for jewelry makers and artists around the world
The Sleeping Beauty turquoise mine was named after the mountain range where it is located, which from a distance is said to resemble a sleeping woman with her arms crossed.
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