Hello,
got some really nice turquoise, and want to start the first guessing game.
The seller has cut and polished the stones, and purchased them from the mine. All stones are from THE SAME MINE. I know the mine.
Rules of the game:
Sounds like fun? Let’s go. A lot to learn.
golden hills turquoise
Morenci, Morenci, Morenci?
(need to use up those 20 characters!)
Kingman? Kingman Kingman?
Ithaca Peak , Ithaca Peak
I’ll take, “Turquoise with Pyrite” for 400 please, Alex…
I vote with @Stracci…Ithica Peak? (That third photo…yummy!)
I will guess Persian Turquoise, I see it here from $2 - $8 per carat.
@Jason This is the price estimate for the raw stones or the gems?
I’m going with morenci!!
The finished product.
So, let’s solve the riddle.
Mine: Kerman mine in Iran (Persia).
Prices including shipping, handling, all fees and 20% of import tax to Germany.
So, the winner of this guessing game is @Jason, and @Steve was also pretty close. Congrats!
Looking into @Jason’s price estimate, I’ve done pretty well 
Update: have corrected the white balance so stones look more real.
Pretty much most of the mines known to have pyrite in them were listed here. Seeing pyrite in a stone helps to narrow it down, and several of those stones look very much like some Ithaca Peak (big chunks of brassy pyrite). When Jason said Persian I looked it up further, and I found some stones with that white (2nd pic). That was one thing throwing me off with the American mines.
Why do I always think American mines…I know better!
