I am in the process of cutting some of my old stock rough turquoise and thought I would show the finished product for the forum members that want to learn what true natural turquoise looks like. These are not beads but the images show very clearly what to look for.

The first image is Indian Mountain turquoise from Nevada, this material has not been mined since the late seventies or early eighties. The second image is Blue Gem again it is Nevada material, I can't say how long this mine has been closed but I do know that in my early years of jewelry making 1980 it was almost impossible to find.

Both stones are 100% natural and very hard, they are truly investment grade and some of the rarest in the world.

All my best ..... Danny