6010K Hachita Turquoise Nugget Specimen 6201-TC-NEW
6010K Hachita Turquoise Nugget Specimen.
This 6010K Genuine Stabilized Hachita Turquoise Specimen comes from our twenty year old Turquoise collection. This Turquoise collection came to us from an old miner's collection by way of his wife. This collection has it all: Cananea Turquoise, Number 8 Nevada Turquoise, Sleeping Beauty Turquoise, Battle Mountain Turquoise, Landers Blue Turquoise, Sleeping Beauty Turquoise, and more. This Turquoise is just full of natural character with its gorgeous green colors. This is a 2.65 pound Hachita Turquoise specimen.
Turquoise is a valuable mineral and is possibly the most valuable, non-transparent mineral in the jewelry trade. It has been mined for eons since at least 6000 BC. by early Egyptians. Its history also includes beautiful ornamental creations by Native Americans and Persians. Its popularity is still quite strong today. Although crystals of any size are rare, some small crystals have been found in Virginia and elsewhere. Most specimens are crypto crystalline, meaning that the crystals could only be seen by a microscope. The finest turquoise comes from Iran but is challenged by some southwestern United States specimens. The name comes from a French word, which means stone of Turkey, from where Persian material passed on its way to Europe.
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