Indian Mountain?

I purchased these as Indian Mountain. They’re clip on earrings stamped on the back sterling and F W or M upside down F. They look like Indian Mountain but I want to see what you all think.

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My guess would be that this is Chinese turquoise

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Because of rarity or because you see something thats missing?

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It’s the characteristics of the turquoise with that tight, black webbed matrix and the minty green color. I attached a photo of some Indian Mountain and none of these have quite the same matrix characteristics as yours. Of course, most mines have a variety of looks that they produce, as does Chinese turquoise. I could be wrong; there are people here who are more knowledgeable on turquoise than me who might chime in.

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Actually, now I’m wondering if it could possibly be variscite. I hope some others give their opinions.

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There is also quartz in the matrix and I wonder if that could be an indicator one way or the other. The color of the turquoise is a little warmer (yellow) than the photos show. Top photo is Indian Mountain from an Etsy seller and second photo is cloud mountain(China) from Durango Silver

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