Just got a really nice piece of turquoise rough for $20. It’s about 2 inches by 1 inches by ~1/3 inch deep. Did a hot-needle test: came through fine. Looks right to me, but…?
Looks like Kingman to me.
Cool! I 'm pretty sure this was a good deal at $20…This will make a really nice statement bracelet stone: big and chunky. I’ll have to design a setting that shows the complete thickness, for extra effect.
(I checked the seller’s other offerings, most of which were not lapidary oriented. I figure he got them at an estate sale or something, and didn’t want to keep them. He had a few other pieces at good prices, but I was at my discretionary money limit for the month, and couldn’t get those, and now they are gone. Oh well. )