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Carico Lake Turquoise is one the finest turquoises in America. Blue, blue-green and lime green spider webbed stones that have a unique matrix and a mystical combination of color. The Carico Lake mine is located around 35 miles south of Battle Mountain located in Lander County, Nevada. Carico Lake has been mined very sporadically over the past 20 years making high grade Carico very rare indeed. On this site you will be treated to many high grade and unusual pieces of Carico Lake turquoise in cabs and jewelry.
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Morenci Turquoise is a classic blue color usually accompanied with iron pyrite and a variety of different matrixes. In some of the pieces you will be treated with unusual birds-eye patterns, red matrix, and an occasional layer of silver adding character to each individual stone.
The Clifton-Morenci mining district is located in southeastern Arizona very near the New Mexico border. Turquoise mining is not allowed in the Morenci mining area any longer and is no longer leased to private enterprises. High grade Morenci is not easy to obtain but you will have the pleasure on this site to see many pieces of beautiful Morenci.
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Colorback Mine I and II is the final piece in the puzzle for this new and exciting site. The Colorback mine I or in the old days Turquoise Boy mine is one half mile north of the Badger mine and 3.5 miles North-Northwest of Tenabo near Crescent Valley, Nevada. Turquoise is associated with an opalized sill that dips intruding black chert. The chert adjacent to the sill is brecciated and contains the turquoise.
The Colorback II mine has Chalcosiderite and Varacite material rather than turquoise as the major find. The Chalcosiderite has a beautiful black spider web pattern with white, blue, green, yellow, or orange hues. These stones go great with red coral and turquoise or by themselves. The Variscite is a beautiful light green with black spider or matrix throughout the stones.
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