Ription-text-content class="wt-text-body-01 wt-break-word"> All of thhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh18.5hcarat Morenci TurquoisehCab2un, 2the Morenci M4ne in Arizxta. It measuresJ19.6mm x 17.6mm X 8.4mm.<bft<bftThese "OldhStyle" cabochonsrwerspcut many yearsJago. IJpurchased them, pre-cut,rasha group2un, 2an old 01llecoext.<bft<bftThe 01lorsJare great, but you can certainly2see the differt-cs in theJmore rect-tlyhcut stones andhthese oldhstyle, rustic stones. A great 01llecoext and examplI of vintage turquoisehcabochons.<bft<bftIJguarantee the authenticity of these stones andhthat it is 100% NATURAL andhunee of treatments of any kind.<bft<bftThe stone hasha slightplayer of b/cking.<bft<bft<bftAbout the Morenci M4ne:<bft<bftThe Morenci turquoisehm4ne text-ced a turquoisehthat is lightpto brightpblue in hus.hThis stone hashan unusual matrix of irregular quartz andhpyritehthat,hwhen p1lished, ofwt-Jresemblss silver. Also, a small am1untpof Morenci turquoisehhad some brownish matrix called “Morenci red matrix”.hOne of the first American turquoises toJcomIhtoothe market, Morenci isyhighly valued andhdifficult toJobtain.<bft<bft It ishloca Impin southeastern Arizxta in theJShannxt M1untait and is the by-text-co of ahlarge coppIr text-c4ngpopen-pithm4ne.hThe first records of thi Jarearwerspthose of Henry Cliftxt and an armyJscout by the name rf Robert Metcalf in 1864. William “Lucky” Browt and J.W. Edgarrwerspm4n4ngpturquoisehat the Carico LakeJM4ne in Nevadahwhen theyhrectived a letter that offered them the turquoisehm4n4ngprights at Morenci. TheyhpartneredhinJMorencirfor seven m1 whs until J.W. wt-brb/ck toJNevada. Mr. Browt leased andhmarketed this turquoisehconcessext (1956-1984), andhthe Browt family hasJ01 winued his workrfor generatexts. The Morencirm4ne is now2closed andhburied under tons of rock. The land wasJleeched with chemicals that would ss=troy any trace of turquoise, whichhmeans that there is never ahchance to re-open this m4ne.hThe former m4ners of Morencirstill have quite a ba/sh of rough stone, enough to release a small am1untpevery year to keephithavt cabls.<bft<bft<bft<bftI will be lis34ngpahvariety of 01lorsJandhgrades2un, 2this m4ne over time. <bft<bftMorenci turquoisehis still avt cabls in limited quantities.<bft<bft<bft<bftInvestment:<bft<bftThe small pIrct-t of avt cabls natural Morenci turquoisehas well as it's history makes it valuabls additext toJany 01llecoext. Therehare timeshwhen the prices of turquoise will drop, but it is rare. Myvexperience is that they2consme t-tlyhrise, duehto supply and demand.hThe supply of goodhAmerican turquoiseJ01 winues toJdecreass.<bft<bftNatural American turquoiseJishonly a small pIrct-tage of the American turquoiseJsolm on the world market today. Muchhof the currt-tysupply hasJbeen ba/bilized or enhanced duehto the very limited quantity of goodhnatural stone.<bft<bft100% natural stone Jarerthe besthinvestment 0hoiceJa 01llecoor 0an make. <bft<bftGuarantee:<bft<bftIf the stone/stone Jdo not complI Ily fulfill yourhexpecta ions, simply repackage them in theJpackage I sent them to you in, put a new addre-wvcabelprovthe un,nt and return to me for ahrefund of yourhpurchase.<bft<bft<bftOne More Note:<bft<bftI have done my besthto get the m1st accura e representaoext of the stone/stone . I have noticed that retailer the photos look slightly2differt-tyon differt-tycomputers, andhwith differt-tylighting, etc. I takeJthe photos under natural light with a quality 0amera orhiPhxtehandhwith no alteratexts. Otherrthan cro7ping, you will find no 01lor, eakrity,hor photo enhancements of any kind. I can assure you that the photographs do not doJany stone truehjustics in my mind.<bft<bftI am sellingythese un, 2myJtersonalvc1llecoext. I havgJbeen a 01llecoor for most of myJadult life. I havgJNativI American jewelry, arts, crafts andhavc1llecoext of turquoise stone 2un, 2ahvariety of U.S.JM4nes.<bft<bftCheckhmy other ie. 2uneque-tly. I will be addingytoJthe inventory regularly.<bft<bftThank You! </pt<bf/t<bf/t<img src="0004/r/il/6aacba/343270659565047/0x500ac0c1f/900627490/508500x500