Purple Kingman Mine Turquoise? Or "Purple Mojave" Turquoise
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Posted by: Anne0135 Mail author
07/01/2015, 09:58:54

Can someone please tell me exactly what this is. I've heard it all in the marketing of it. But I am not convinced this is a "genuine nugget of Kingman Turquoise". I also know that Colbaugh now owns the mine.

We all know no Turquoise comes out of the ground looking like this. It's clearly colorized, But there are those offering large nuggests for like $36.00. In my estimation this would be impossible. If it was all genuine Kingman turquoise, mined in that mine and only "colorized" it would cost a fortune.

I believe its a composite. Mostly resin, color and bronze with a VERY small % of actual Kingman turquoise, (either crushed or very small nuggets ixed in) if any.

What do you all think? I doubt even colorized Howlite would come this cheap.

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