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Cerrillos Turquoise
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Cerrillos turquoise, mined southwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico, is one of the oldest known turquoise sources in North America, worked by Ancestral Puebloan people for over a thousand years.
Red Mountain Turquoise
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Red Mountain turquoise from Lander County, Nevada is renowned for its intricate red-toned spiderweb matrix, ranked alongside Lander Blue as one of the finest webbed turquoises.
Number 8 Turquoise
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Number 8 turquoise, mined near Carlin, Nevada from 1929 until its depletion, is celebrated for its bright powder-blue color and golden-brown to black spiderweb matrix.
Lander Blue Turquoise
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Lander Blue turquoise is the rarest and most valuable turquoise in the world, mined from a single tiny deposit in Nevada that produced under 100 pounds of gem material.
Royston Turquoise
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Royston turquoise from Nevada is famous for its striking range of colors, from aqua blue to deep forest green, set off by a rich golden-brown matrix.