Hello, I’m thinking Persian Turquoise? Would like to hear others opinion. Thank You
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It looks to me like it could be, although I’m not as familiar with Persian turquoise.
Howdy @TaraFawn75!! I’ve missed seeing you on here.
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@TaraFawn75 A very nice pendant & a beautiful piece of turquoise. Not sure if it’s Persian turquoise or not. All the Persian turq cabachons in my rings have a lovely reddish brown matrix. Can’t quite tell from the photo about the matrix in your cabachon.
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I agree, the photos do not clearly show the color of the matrix. If it’s red-brown, I vote for Persian , as I see no pyrite, maybe Neyshabur. If it’s black, I’d say Chinese / Tibetan.
@Jason and @mmrogers have been the winners of my Guess The Mine riddles for Persian turquoise. I’d love to hear their opinions.
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Beautiful pendant and stone, Tara, and the artist ain’t bad either. 
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The color is right for Persian, but the cut and fractal nature of the matrix gives me pause. Still, more likely than not, it does look Persian to me.
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I’ve never seen pics of nor read about Persian turquoise being used in Peshlakai jewelry. Fred used mostly Nevada turquoise, and some other high-grade American-mined stones like Bisbee. However, Fred evidently did some custom orders with different stones (per Steven Curtis book).
If you wanted to run this by a Peshlakai expert, Steven C is responsive and could weigh in.
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I could be talked into Persian Turquoise. In John Adair’s Navajo and Pueblo Silversmith book he talks about Lorenzo Hubbell ordering Persian Turquoise to make jewelry, in the 1800s. Fred Peshlakai made amazing pieces of jewelry and I think of him like today’s top artists, looking for great pieces of turquoise to make jewelry. If you think about the age of this stone and then that amazing blue color that is exactly what you have.
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