Bisbee Turquoise Cabochon - RARE

16.5 Carats Freeform Bisbee Blue American Turquosie Cabochon. This stone was cut from the Cecil Mickelson Collection aquired by Durango Silver Co. This stone is 100% American Turquoise from Bisbee Arizona, mine over 35 years ago. True Bisbee turquoise is one of the hardest stones to come by, extremely rare these days, heck, even back in the 60s, 70s it was not easy to get, especially highgrade, and it definately was never cheap. Known for its true blue color and rich red - chocolate brown matrix. This stone was handcut in Durango Colorado by Dillon Hartman.

The Bisbee mine "the Lavender Pit", near Bisbee, Arizona, is one of the more famous of the American mines because Bisbee turquoise was one of the first put onto the market. The turquoise mine is part of the Bisbee copper mine (The Copper Queen), the main operation of the site. Bisbee turquoise has developed a reputation as a hard, finely webbed or dendrite, high blue stone, known for its "chocolate brown" matrix. Bisbee Turquoise also comes in a beautiful dark green color. Most of this turquoise has already been mined and what is left is in limbo due to circumstances with the copper mining in the open pit, it is one of the most highly collected stones. Most jewelry being made with this stone today is being made via the orders of the current owners of the mine, the rest (such as ours, which is all hand cut and mounted by Durango Silver Co.) is found through old "stashes" or collections that have been obtained.

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