Once again I’m asking for help.
Going thru my old pieces and getting ready to weed some out.
Would like to be able to give as accurate description as possible.
This is an unmarked cuff with three beautiful stones.
I would especially appreciate y’all’s opinion as to what kind of turquoise this might be.
Have you seen any similar in style? Age? Maker? Value?
Geez this is hard to decide which to keep and which to let go of - when I pick them up, put them on - they all scream “KEEP ME, KEEP ME.”
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Nice cuff. I’m not sure on turquoise but I understand your feelings completely. I’m sure that is why not much ever leaves here. I get something out to sell and put it on and it becomes my new favorite again. 
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Oh geez - that’s a hard one.
Carico Lake maybe?
I know identifying turquoise from a particular mine is only an “educated guess.”
But some of you are much better at guessing than me.
Thank you, Steve.
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Second look - maybe Kings Manassa???
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I have a piece with some Blue Gem turquoise that looks somewhat like that. So who knows.
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It does look like Blue Gem, but if it were Navajo made I’d expect to see better silver work for gem-grade turquoise.
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There’s a big difference between many available photos of turquoise and what the true look of the stones is to the human eye. This photo of Blue Gem seems pretty correct to me. That said, who knows once it leaves its original source?
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