Gorgeous Vintage Navajo Sterling Silver Bisbee Turquoise RingNo Markings Tested as Sterling Silver Verified Bisbee Turquoise Circa 1970sTotal weight ~ 8 grams Setting/Turquoise Stone ~ 3/4” diameter x 1/8”Size 9 US***Bisbee turquoise is perhaps one of the most valued and best types of turquoise ever produced. Having only ever been actively mined by one independent miner for a short 2 year period from 1972-1974, the turquoise is primarily a by-product of the large copper mining operation owned by the Phelps-Dodge company. Copper miners would often sneak small amounts of this turquoise out of the mine in their lunch pails, while other motivated individuals would make deals with the guards to sneak into the area and mine their own material. The tailing piles from the copper mining operation are massive and said to be filled with thousands of pounds of turquoise ripe for the picking. Made in the USA Handmade Hand tooled silver Aboriginal Native American Wearable ArtCollectible InvestmentFather’s Day gifturban Chiccowboy Carter stylewestern Chicurban Cowboy#2460* SCAM ALERT ! FAKE Chinese and Russian websites with web address extensions ending in “baby” or are “private” area copying online listingsMany of my listings have been stolen/copied.They are using my listing(s)…my pictures & my description(s).
