Thanks in advance.
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Wow that is a big Turquoise Bracelet. Must be pretty old.
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Great cuff. I looks almost like it could be a big chunk of old #8. Letās see what the others think.
Thanks. @Islandmomma that was my first guess but I have little experience except what I furiously read and study. Living in western NY doesnāt expose me to touching and feeling old pieces such as this one.
BTW. The color of the turquoise bits are very pale sea foam-not blue but lean towards green.
I guess I should try and determine the āageā of the piece as well. It speaks to me.
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I know what youāre saying. I also live on the east coast just on the southern end. The cuff looks like it has some age and the turquoise could be turning from skin oils etc. It happens fairly frequently with older untreated turquoise. I quest we will find out more when the more knowledgeable people chime in. 
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First blush?
Carlin turquoise. Although not brecciated like a lot of Carlin it has that deep black chert that Carlin is known for along with the pale blue of the turquoise.
Iāve never heard of that. What state? Guess I can Googleā¦
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@Jason the above link shows various color variation. I should have focused on raw slabs instead. Seems similar to no 8 raw slabs.
Tonight I will look for older jewelry with no 8 and the history of that mine.
Eventually I will focus on the mark/symbol. I have only looked online so far.
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Carlin! Now that is some nice turquoise. I canāt find any first blush yet but will keep looking. Iām sure I will love the chert.
I donāt think my stone with all its chert is very appreciated by most. Donāt know if that was also the case when the cuff was made long long ago. Likely it wasnāt a preferred stone back then either. But I feel that this stone spoke to the artisan of the cuff and was very very special and I feel the energy of its āmakerā on my wrist. 
Someone got some knowledge, i love smart people! LOL
Carlin turquoise comes from Carlin Black Matrix mine, Merrimac District, Elko Co. according to minedat.org (https://www.mindat.org/loc-23927.html), The mine was located very close to Edgar #8 and to distinguish it from #8 it was known as Black Carlin. Of course it could also be Blue Diamond, another Nevada mine. Hard to say for sure.
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Thanks for all the knowledge sharing. I very much appreciate it. All this is new to me. But I quickly have gotten obsessed! Really drawn to some of these Nevada mines.
I hadnāt heard of that mine, and then I had forgotten to google, so thanks!