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Post by radio on Jul 24, 2016 16:27:36 GMT -5
A couple months ago, a Gentleman stopped by and was admiring my Turquoise. We chatted a while and he mentioned he had a half pound or so of "Pretty, Blue Turquoise" at home that he had bought 20 years or so ago from an old rock hound who supposedly had bought it some 20 years before that, which places it in the 80's Turquoise boom. He stopped back in today and had brought it with him this time and was interested in selling it. Thank goodness I had a few extra bucks in my wallet All but two pieces are stabilized, but none is enhanced. It looks to be mostly a mix of Sleeping Beauty and Kingman, but the one larger Greenish tinted piece is natural and hard as can be and is likely very old Kingman. Pieces are pictured dry
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Post by orrum on Jul 24, 2016 16:36:37 GMT -5
Not sure about the Sleeping Beauty. Hopefully u will have some spiderweb waterweb in the Kingman.
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Post by radio on Jul 24, 2016 18:14:59 GMT -5
Not sure about the Sleeping Beauty. Hopefully u will have some spiderweb waterweb in the Kingman. Pics were taken with my cell phone and colors are a bit off. Looks to be 4 pieces of SB with the rest being Kingman. The one showing up as a greeninsh color is actually a very deep Blue with a bit of iron stain on the surface. Just guessing it's very old Kingman, but I won't know for sure what it is until I cut and polish a cab or two. It is as hard as anything I have ever seen, so it should take an outstanding polish.
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Post by fernwood on Jul 25, 2016 15:33:12 GMT -5
Top photo, lower left one looks like Sleeping Beauty with Arsenic crystals on it. All look like SB and King to me. Some Kingman is the same shade of Blue as SB, but has the spider web matrix. I have several pieces of 1980's Kingman that were greenish Turquoise when purchased unstabalized. Over the years they have become greener. Anything Sleeping Beauty is a great find these day, if reasonably priced.
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