Cerrillos Turquoise Pendant

Cerrillos Turquoise Pendant

A rare stone from the old mines at Los Cerrillos, New Mexico, set in Mammoth ivory. Gemstone contains turquoise, malachite, quartz, cuprite, copper, azurite (the deep blue). Here’s a larger, sharper picture:  Here’s another sample of turquoise from Cerrillos, at the Smithsonian: By Tim Evanson from Washington, D.C., United States of America – Turquoise – …

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