Hello, I received this lovely ring 15 years ago from a friend. It is not stamped but she had said it was sterling, handcrafted and from a Native American gift shop. What kind of turquoise is this? Love this ring. Thank you!
Most of the time, not always, it’s not possible to identify the mine by looks alone. You can make a guess though. I would say Kingman.
Thank you for your help! I love this ring… was always intrigued by the color and beauty of the stone.
Here are some of my 1980s Sleeping Beauty cabs. I’m not good at turquoise ID (except my old inventory I that I am sure of, and that isn’t much) but just another thought for you. The camera made the blue a bit darker.
Thank you! Need to check out Sleeping beauty turquoise. Mine looks greener though.
To me the type of inclusions is what made me think of it. SB has been known to come in blue green towards green. I have tried elemental analysis which I gave up on since there seems to be varying concentrations of various elements from a single mine giving rise to a range of colors. I like @Ziacat’s take on turquoise: when in doubt, call it Kingman. Visual similarity seems to be how I see most people ID the various turquoise origins. Nice ring no matter which turquoise.