Chunky Turquoise Belt Buckle

Christibo · February 4, 2018, 4:54pm

Looks like it is my week for large chunky pieces! No hallmarks on this. Love to get an idea of value and turquoise type. Any thoughts appreciated!

Jason · February 10, 2018, 11:17pm

What is that a piece of gold or turquoise? Is that iron pyrite legit or is it some type of filler? Looks like the previous owner did some repair on the buckle back.

Christibo · February 11, 2018, 8:21pm

I am totally stumped as well. Correct there was some poor soldering done on the back. I wonder if it is even sterling solder. I have a couple more photos that may help with the turquoise. I am totally at a loss! Does it look like filler to you?

Jason · February 12, 2018, 10:46pm

I think you have a piece of turquoise with lots of host rock. The filler that I see seems to be one color not a variety like in your stone. I have added some pictures to show you a piece of Morenci and another piece to show you how similar the host rock color is to your stone.