KG153 Kingman Turquoise Cabochon Natural store 9 Carat Beautiful Blue Carat Cab Stone Untreated Gemstone Gems

9 Carat Natural Kingman Cabochon

9 carat Kingman Turquoise Cab Set from the Kingman Mine in Arizona.
It measures approximately 17.1 mm x 13 mm x 6.6 mm.

I guarantee it's authenticity and that it is 100% NATURAL.
The stone has a slight layer of backing.

About the Kingman Mine:

The Kingman mine in northwestern Arizona is the largest turquoise mine. Kingman blue has become a color standard in the industry. The mine became famous in the 1960's for its rounded bright blue nuggets with black matrix. Few turquoise mines produced nuggets. High grade natural Kingman is highly collectible because of it's intense blue with a black and silver matrix. This superb grade was found in an area called Ithaca Peak, which yielded the highest grade and hardest Kingman turquoise. This vein has been exhausted since 1972. The Kingman mine re-opened in September 2004 after being closed since the 1970's. The new owners of the copper mine have contracted to dump anything with turquoise veining or nuggets into trucks for Marty Colbaugh Processing. All of today's rock comes from Turquoise Mountain. The new highest grade is identical to what came out from Ithaca Peak 30 years ago. About 95% of Kingman is stabilized which makes it very affordable. Less than 5% of the Kingman turquoise stays in its natural state.

Investment:

The small percent of totally natural Kingman Mine turquoise as well as it's history makes it valuable addition to any collection.


Guarantee:

If the stone/stones do not completely fulfill your expectations, simply repackage them in the package I sent them to you in, put a new address label on the front and return to me for a refund of your purchase.

One More Note:

I have done my best to get the most accurate representation of the stone/stones. I have noticed that the photos look slightly different on different computers, and with different lighting, etc. I take the photos under natural light with a quality camera or iPhone and with no alterations. Other than cropping, you will find no color, clarity, or photo enhancements of any kind. I can assure you that the photographs do not do any stone true justice in my mind.

I am selling these from my personal collection. I have been a collector for most of my adult life. I have Native American jewelry, arts, crafts and a collection of turquoise stones from a variety of U.S. Mines. Check my other items frequently. I will be adding to the inventory regularly. I will ship within 2 business days of your purchase.

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