I got this ring online a few months ago in a “super sale” from a NA jewelry store based in Oklahoma. I was told it was “high grade Kingman” but wasn’t convinced. I took it to an antique store in Tucson specializing in NA turquoise jewelry, and he said that he believes it is Turquoise Mountain. In the picture it is next to a necklace there that they know is Turquoise Mountain. I got a lot of nice comments and guesses at the gem shows.What do you think?
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I don’t know anything for sure except it’s a gorgeous ring! Turquoise Mountain is part of the Mineral Park Mining District which includes Turquoise Mountain, Ithaca Peak, and Kingman, so could be the case.
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@Emily Congrats on getting this beautiful ring! What a fabulous piece of turquoise. To me, it doesn’t look like Kingman turquoise though, of course, it could be. It does kind of look like that Turquoise Mountain in the pendant.
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That’s beautiful @Emily! I think we’ve been to the same antique store specializing in NA items…they’re very helpful there.
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Vey nice cabs & pieces!
That could be Turquoise Mountain. Here’s a couple of my TM cabs. Not a great pic, but…
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I read somewhere (maybe here?) that variation in color like that within the piece tends to be more common in Chinese turquoise.
@TurquoiseHound Are you speaking of hue variations within one stone? That doesn’t tend to be truer in Chinese turquoise than American, I don’t believe. If you do find the source, it’d be interesting to see.
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Hi, I’m a buyer, seller, and collector of turquoise on a somewhat large scale for some time now. Color variations can run wide from many different mines. American as well as in International turquoise. Some mines have wider colorations than others. It can get a bit complicated as turquoise from one mine may look very similar to that of another. This is where provenance comes in. If you get it from the miner who mined it, or a trusted source who knows the miner, identifation comes down to a guess, even for those with great knowledge.
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