Formed over a period of several decades this collection comprises twenty-one cabochons of turquoise originating from renown South West turquoise mines, the majority of which are now closed. Included are (left to right, top to bottom): Manasa, CO, 13.5 cts; Cripple Creek, CO, 9.5 cts; Tyrone, Silver City, NM, 4.10 cts; Morenci, AZ, 6.5 cts; Kingman, AZ, 9.1 cts; Bisbee, AZ, 4.2 cts; Sleeping Beauty, Globe, AZ, 8.5 cts; Blue Diamond, Austin, NV, 13.0 cts; Valley Blue, Austin, NV, 9.2 carats; Royston, Tonopah, NH, 5.0 cts; Lone Mountain, Tonopah, NV, 4.7 carats; Fox, Cortez, NV, 11.9 cts; Carlin, Crescent Valley, NV, 5.0 cts; Number 8, Lander, NV, 7.0 cts; Carico Lake, Crescent Valley, NV, 6.2 cts; Blue Gem, Battle Mountain, NV, 2.0 cts; Godbar Burnham, Austin, NV, 13.5 cts; McGinnis, Battle Mountain, NV, 25.3 cts; Papoose, Austin, NV, 3.0 cts; Pilot Mountain, Tonopah, NV, 14.8 cts; Red Mountain, Lander, NV, 8.6 cts. Offered together with a laminated map of the Southwest showing a great number of notable turquoise mines.(22)
Formed over a period of several decades this collection comprises twenty-one cabochons of turquoise originating from renown South West turquoise mines, the majority of which are now closed. Included are (left to right, top to bottom): Manasa, CO, 13.5 cts; Cripple Creek, CO, 9.5 cts; Tyrone, Silver City, NM, 4.10 cts; Morenci, AZ, 6.5 cts; Kingman, AZ, 9.1 cts; Bisbee, AZ, 4.2 cts; Sleeping Beauty, Globe, AZ, 8.5 cts; Blue Diamond, Austin, NV, 13.0 cts; Valley Blue, Austin, NV, 9.2 carats; Royston, Tonopah, NH, 5.0 cts; Lone Mountain, Tonopah, NV, 4.7 carats; Fox, Cortez, NV, 11.9 cts; Carlin, Crescent Valley, NV, 5.0 cts; Number 8, Lander, NV, 7.0 cts; Carico Lake, Crescent Valley, NV, 6.2 cts; Blue Gem, Battle Mountain, NV, 2.0 cts; Godbar Burnham, Austin, NV, 13.5 cts; McGinnis, Battle Mountain, NV, 25.3 cts; Papoose, Austin, NV, 3.0 cts; Pilot Mountain, Tonopah, NV, 14.8 cts; Red Mountain, Lander, NV, 8.6 cts. Offered together with a laminated map of the Southwest showing a great number of notable turquoise mines.(22)
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