The Blue Bird Turquoise Mine is a small "ma and pa" operation that nobody knows a whole lot about. We have however been able to back up the mines existence through several reputable gem dealers, miners and artists. We have bought around 50 lbs of the material over the years. It is wonderful medium sky blue to dark blue with quarts and occasionally pyrite inclusions. In fact I would say it is some of the best true blue turquoise we have purchased. We first bought some at a gem show in Durango, Colorado and since have only found it at obscure little gem shows where the true miners show up.
Definitely worth owning. Castle Dome Turquoise Mine - Most of Arizona's turquoise mines are actually large open pit copper mines that the turquoise deposits are leased. The company or person with the lease is called in to extract the turquoise when they hit a pocket as they are copper mining.
This is a mine that was very active back in the 's. Often produces Turquoise with a light sky Blue and golden brown matrix. Kingman Mine - More than any other large copper mining company, the Duval Corp. Located near Kingman, Arizona, the so—called Kingman turquoise actually represents a number of distinct deposits in the Mineral Park area and produces an extremely wide range of turquoise looks and varying levels of quality.
Turquoise Mountain turquoise is usually a unique blue green often with black matrix including a lot of spiderwebbed looks. The primary turquoise deposits at the Kingman mine are of light to sky blue with attractive webbing that often includes shiny iron pyrite patches with occasional powdery whitish arsenic areas.
The turquoise ranges from light and soft requiring stabilization and color treatment to high quality deep blues with a range of tan to black matrix which is hard enough to be sold as natural turquoise. It is the most expensive turquoise produced at the Kingman mine and competes at the price level of higher quality Candelaria and Indian Mountain turquoises.
Morenci turquoise is unique in that it is almost exclusively blue — pale blue to dark blue. Green turquoise from Morenci is seldom seen. The overwhelming majority of Morenci turquoise is matrixed with totally clear stones being somewhat rare and less valuable. As with other mines, the spiderwebbed material is the most desirable. Morenci is also noted for producing some very large cabochons from the predominantly seam material it is found in. Mines which produce ore in nugget or vein form generally are limited to smaller stones compared to turquoise from relatively large and thick seams.
Morenci is fairly hard and color stable and is seldom stabilized. Like other Arizona turquoise mines, Morenci turquoise is a byproduct of open pit copper mining operations.
Mining company management has long considered turquoise to be a nuisance to their massive rock hauling operation as workers waste time picking up the occasional chunks of turquoise they see intermingled with the copper ore. Mining companies often sell the right to collect turquoise to a single concessionaire and allow them to search the dumps or inactive areas on a scheduled basis to minimize disruption of mining operations. Turquoise Mountain Turquoise Mine - was one first to be given the name "Birdseye".
It comes from the Turquoise Mountain mine in northwestern Arizona near the Kingman mine. The mine was closed in the s. Similar to the Bisbee mine, the Morenci owners failed to see the value in turquoise. They heard that workers had begun to pursue turquoise instead of copper by bringing it home and selling it to local vendors.
The turquoise is almost exclusively blue and entirely matrixed. This stone is widely used in Native American jewelry. The turquoise is bold, affordable, and local, making it a favorite with the Zuni Pueblo and Navajo silversmiths.
Turquoise is a powerful stone that has drawn people to it since its discovery, and the tradition has continued today in Arizona. We hope that you have enjoyed this synopsis on turquoise! Shop Now. Bisbee Turquoise Bisbee turquoise was one of the first to enter the market and has since become one of the most sought-after types of turquoise. Today, genuine Bisbee turquoise is rare and highly collectible. Notice the beautiful red webbing in these Bisbee turquoise cabochons.
After the water evaporates, the copper is left behind in the stone, and a reaction between this element along with aluminum and phosphorus can occur. Get the Ring. Think of quartz points that gift shops might have. This gives each gemstone a unique look, but it also means that turquoise is less structured. Turquoise works best in styles that are out of the way.
Pendants and earrings work very well. A great rule of thumb is to put jewelry on last in the morning, and take it off as soon as you get back home.
Never wear turquoise jewelry to do chores like cleaning, because some household chemicals can disrupt and damage the gem. Get the Necklace. Bisbee Blue Turquoise. It comes from what was once a copper mine.
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