Wholesale Lot 1 lb. of Large Genuine Turquoise Rough Nuggets 1-3".

This Wholesale Lot features 1 pound of genuine Turquoise nuggets. This mix of stabilized Turquoise looks to be from Nevada mines and features a range of colors from aqua to deep green. These large nuggets are perfect for creating any kind of hand made jewelry. They could easily be cut into large cabochons for setting into jewelry. It's a jewelry maker's dream. The possibilities are endless, let your imagination guide you and you'll find something perfect for this quality material! On average the nuggets are 1-1/2" long in one direction, and can be as large as a 3" or as small as 1 inch with varying thicknesses and profiles. You will be getting 1 pound from the material pictured below.

There are many legends about Turquoise; The Pima consider it to bring good fortune and strength and believe that it helps overcome illness. The Zuni believe that blue turquoise was male and of the sky and green turquoise was female and of the earth. Pueblo Indians thought that its color was stolen from the sky. In Hopi legend the lizard who travels between the above and the below, excretes turquoise and that the stone can hold back floods. The Apache felt that turquoise on a gun or bow made it shoot straight. The Navajo consider it as good fortune to wear and believe it could appease the Wind Spirit.