Hi ~ I’m new here and this is my first post. So happy to have found this turquoise forum. I purchased this ring several years ago. It’s large, well-made, and has a nice heft to it. It’s stamped “sterling” and signed “Gabby” in script. Online research indicates the maker could be Gabriel Jurado who is listed as a Mexican silversmith on that web site. Do y’all think this could be Dry Creek turquoise? All comments/thoughts are appreciated. Thank you for your help!
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I can’t help you with the artist, but it is a lovely stone. I don’t think it’s Dry Creek; it doesn’t look pale enough for that. But there are others on here that own Dry Creek turquoise and will know more about it than I do.
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Thanks for your response. This stone has always puzzled me. Even if it’s not Dry Creek (or even turquoise), I’d be ok with that. It’s an interesting looking stone.
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The script “Gabby” looks correct based on what I could find, and at brutal prices.
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I appreciate your reply. I haven’t come across another turquoise ring with that signature on it. I had searched the “Art-Amerdien.com” website for the signature & found it there. Glad to hear that someone else thinks it looks correct.
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Nice ring. Gabby is Mexican. I have a cuff bracelet with the same signature. The stone does not look like Dry Creek. The swirling and color of the matrix are wrong for that but it is a good looking ring.
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I was waiting for you to jump in, Islandmomma! I’m thinking you have some really nice Dry Creek.
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Thank you for your input! The mystery of the stone continues, lol. (Update to my prior post: the hallmark web site is “https://www.art-amerindien.com”.
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IMHO it looks a bit like African turquoise.
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Should I be really obnoxious and post some? Or would it be educational?
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Hmm, I haven’t heard of African turquoise before. I’ll check into that. Thanks!
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Not obnoxious, it would be educational for me. I’d appreciate that, thx.
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Its always good to see confirmed rock from a source @Islandmomma .
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I believe that the squash blossom stones may have been dug a little earlier than the others. Those came from the mine owned by Stan Mastrada, that I think was called valley blue.
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Oh, my!! Your squash blossom necklace & other jewelry is stunning! I can definitely see a difference between your Dry Creek turquoise & the stone in my ring. I agree, my ring isn’t Dry Creek turquoise. Thanks so much for posting these beauties.
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My reply was to you, Islandmomma, but I don’t think I chose the correct reply button to show that. This is my first time on any online forum and I’m learning the ropes as I go.
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Don’t worry about that. I’m one of the ones that reads all the comments. Also, I did the same thing when I first started on here. And I had a heckuva time with pictures also. It’s a good group and everybody’s willing to help. Thank you for the wonderful compliment about my Dry Creek 
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And I just did the same exact thing, and replied without replying to you. Oh well now you know how to go look. Lol.
Yay! Glad you posted them @Islandmomma, my memory was right.
My understanding is that African turquoise is not actually turquoise; it’s a type of jasper. Here’s a link.
Could be this, but I still think it looks kind of like some kind of turquoise. But 
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