THE FORMATION OF NEVADA TURQUOISE 02/07/2016 In this photo of Stone Mountain Turquoise you should note the very light green almost white color at the bottom of the stone. This is an excellent example of the unique varieties of Nevada Stone Mountain Turquoise. This example demonstrates Zinc being introduced into the Gem Stone matrix. […]
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Green Turquoise from Stone Mountain Mine
Green is not the most notable color when one thinks of the turquoise gemstone. However since I grew up digging around the Stone Mountain Turquoise deposit I have found the color green to be a constant and equal shade in the gradient of nature’s expression we call “turquoise” It took me a while longer to […]