Red Mountain Turquoise Jewelry

The Red Mountain turquoise mine is located at Sections 1, 2, 11 and 12, Township 25 North, Range 45 East, Lander County, Nevada; near the small town of Cortez.  The well-known Red Mountain mine lies part way up the south slope of Red Mountain on the east side of Carico Lake Valley, where turquoise is found in a series of breccia fault zones.(Continued below...)                         

Navajo 14K Gold Red Mountain Turquoise Pendant - Toby Henderson (#072) Navajo Jewelry Hand Stamped 14K Gold Pendant set with Natural Red Mountain Turquoise Pendant - 2 1/4" tall x 1 1/4" wide Turquoise Stone - 1" tall x 5/8" wide $3,375.00

Navajo Handmade Silver Buckle with Red Mountain Turquoise - Geraldine Yazzie (#08) Navajo Jewelry Handstamped Sterling Silver Buckle set with Natural Red Mountain Turquoise 1 1/2" tall x 2" wide Stone - 1/4" tall x 3/8" wide $175.00

The Red Mountain turquoise mine was first recorded February 5, 1971.  The mine was owned for many years by Austin Turner and was, at that time, heavily worked by bulldozers.  From 1982 to 1985 Erman Blossom and his partner leased the mine and removed a fair amount of turquoise.  The mine was deeded to Kelly McGuinness on September 19, 2003.

Since its discovery, the Red Mountain mine has produced a large quantity of turquoise in a wide range of qualities.   The small amount of gem grade, natural Red Mountain turquoise produced from the mine rivals the best high quality material produced by such noted mines as Paiute, Lone Mountain and even Lander Blue.  The Red Mountain turquoise mine has produced turquoise with very hard, intricate, spider web  matrix.  Turquoise ranging in color from dark blue to blue-green with rusty red, and/or burnt yellow veins appearing in the matrix can be dramatically stunning.  Red Mountain turquoise has often been used by the most quality conscious Native American gold and silversmiths to create jewelry masterworks.  The Red Mountain turquoise mine is also known to produce small, high-grade nuggets which are used to create strikingly beautiful bead necklaces.

Artists who create Red Mountain Turquoise Jewelry:

Toby Henderson

Geraldine Yazzie

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