Here is a large and boldly patterned bright blue stone in a super geometric triangle from our collection of vintage cut Nevada Blue turquoise! This stone will make quite the statement!
45x17mm, 4mm dome
18.67 carats
This stone is backed for added strength and ease of setting. The turquoise itself is natural, but may have a some surface filling. Vintage cut in the 1970's and 80's.
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This Stone's Provenance
Nevada Blue turquoise is a fascinating stone, characterized by wild, bold red and black matrix in bright blue and intense, high-grade spiderweb. There are also other minerals associated with it including opal, rich red-brown limonite, and acicular crystals of either wavelite or selenite…very unique!
Our Nevada Blue Mine turquoise was mined in the 1970's, and for the past 40 years had been part of the collection of Herb and Dottie Lindner. The best material was mined in the 70's, and Herb purchased most of the production directly from the mine owner during that time. Today the Nevada Blue Mine is no longer producing.
Herb and his wife Dottie were avid stone cutters, and many of our stones offered here are their vintage cuts from the 1970's and 80's. We are also cutting new stones ourselves from Herb's beautiful rough, so we will always tell you in the listing who did the cutting. A common practice back then was to coat the top of the rough with epoxy to fill holes and irregularities before cutting. Much of that was cut away in the finishing of the stone, but some can remain. We'll always let you know if we think the stone offered is filled. Filling is not our practice as we specialize in natural stone, but many of the vintage cut stones are that way, and they are no less beautiful!
Herb was the major source for Nevada Blue cabochons when he was actively cutting, and you'll see his stone in classic pieces by Charles Loloma and Lee Yazzie, among other great native jewelry artists of the time. We are so excited and thankful to be able to bring this wonderful, rare, and classic Nevada Blue turquoise back into the market!
About Turquoise
Turquoise is a very special gemstone...it is a stone connected to life! Two of its main components, phosphorous (much of which comes from ancient bone) and water are critical ingredients of life. Oxygen is also a key element, oxidizing the copper to give turquoise its beautiful colors. Turquoise is truly a gem dependent on a life-giving planet…a rarity, not just here on Earth, but throughout the Universe! Since the time of the ancients turquoise has been revered as a protector and a symbol of sky and water.
Because of its unique composition, each locality where turquoise is found imparts its own character on the stone. Each locality also has its own individual history. Some mines have been worked for turquoise many decades before we now have the fortunate opportunity to carry selling this history forward.
We hope you will find this stone as inspiring as we do!
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Product code: Nevada Blue selling Mine Natural Turquoise Cabochon from Nevada, 45x17mm