380 Ct Museum Grade Natural Untreated Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Mineral Specimen

Description

Specimen weight- 76 grams (380 carats)
Specimen size- 72.77/56.42/33.77 mm
Hands down The finest Turquoise specimen I have ever owned. This is a museum piece. I put in days of carving into this piece because it deserved nothing less. I hand polished every mm of this Natural Untreated Arizona Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Nugget from 600 grit all the way up to 50,000 Diamond Grit. This is a piece of Arizona History. Incredible from top to bottom. As one of a kind as turquoise specimens get. Remember, only 5% of turquoise ever mined is untreated. The other 95% is stabilized. Meaning it came out of the ground as soft as chalk and was then infused with glue. I STRICTLY deal in Natural, Untreated Top 5% high grade turquoise. This is a top 1% turquoise mineral specimen. If you are a turquoise collector, this will be the crown jewel of your turquoise gemstone collection.
100% Natural Untreated Very Hard Rare sleeping beauty turquoise Gemstone. The perfect example of Sleeping Beauty Turquoise. Straight from The Sleeping Beauty Turquoise mine that closed down in 2012. One of the most sought out Turquoise in the world that is in short supply. Get it before it's gone.Sleeping Beauty Turquoise
Sleeping Beauty Turquoise from Arizona has become one of the most important and well known Turquoise mines in the entire world. Sleeping Beauty Turquoise was first found by the Native Americans during the Anasazi times. Sleeping Beauty Turquoise has become an icon in the
The famous Sleeping Beauty Turquoise was actually re-discovered by accident. The mine was opened to pull copper and gold and it wasn’t until relatively recently (1900s) that the first Turquoise stones were discovered by Anglo miners. Even in rough form, the stones are vibrant and bright. The Sleeping Beauty Turquoise mine was producing plenty of stone which in the early days was mainly tumbled into nuggets, cut in half, backed and sold as "nugget cut" cabochons.The gemstone got its name from the mountain where it is mined, which resembles a sleeping woman laying on her back with arms crossed.
Today, every person who has been to the Southwest or lives in the Southwest knows the name Sleeping Beauty Turquoise and exactly what it looks like. Sleeping Beauty Turquoise is revered and highly sought after due to its pure sky blue color which shows very little to no veining or webbing. The highly sought after stone has made a tremendous impact on the history of Turquoise over the years. For this reason, and the fact that the Arizona Turquoise Mine recently closed in the fall of 2012, the Turquoise has jumped in value. It’s pure color and natural strength make Sleeping Beauty Turquoise characteristics a favorite for jewelry makers and artists around the world. It is one of the most prized forms of turquoise for jewelry and adornment and is often stable enough to be polished and used for turquoise jewelry without any treatment or stabilization. Sleeping Beauty Turquoise is truly a gem of the Southwestern United States and it appears at this time that this amazing Arizona Turquoise won’t be around forever, especially outstanding quality material.
The Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Mine located in Globe, Arizona is considered to be one of the most important American Turquoise mines in the world. The Sleeping Beauty Mine's history began with its storybook name "Sleeping Beauty". Some say the mountain from which the sky stone comes looks like a sleeping lady with her arms crossed.. The mountain was named long before it was mined, but once the mine opened it adopted the iconic name. In the gem industry as with any other industry, not only the quality and beauty of a product sells it, the name also sells it, and what better name could you have for Turquoise?
The name describes the beauty of this Turquoise, even in the rough state, look at the natural Sleeping Beauty Turquoise.