5 Stone Turquoise Mountain Turquoise Bracelet - Harold Becenti (#2)

Turquoise Mountain: This mine is located in the Mineral Park Mining District. Cerbat, Cerbat District, Wallapai District, Cerbat Mts. (Cerbat Range), Mohave Co., Arizona, USA, near the Pearce-Gleeson road. Map Reference: 31¡46'31"N , 109¡49'23"W. Mineralization is thin, irregular stringers and small lenses of turquoise in joints and fractures in granite and Bolsa Quartzite along the intrusive contact. The Turquoise Mountain mine was closed in the 1980s. The mine has been, "officially and unofficially", re-opened from time to time depending on the market demands for this precious stone. Rumor has it that the Tiffany Company was once involved with the Turquoise Mountain mine, providing the gem to the eastern market.

The Turquoise Mountain mine produced distinctive stones with a wide range and variety of unique blue and green colors with both webbed and non-webbed matrix. The "Birds Eye" variety consist of stones that show areas of light blue circled with dark blue matrix, resembling the eye of a bird. Although Turquoise Mountain is located within the boundaries of the Kingman deposits, it is considered a classic mine in its own right because its turquoise is so distinctive in appearance. The mine is said to have derived its name from a comment made upon discovery, "This is a mountain full of turquoise". Material from Turquoise Mountain has also been sold as ÒOld ManÓ or ÒOld Man Mine TurquoiseÓ, "Ceremonial", "Ithaca Peak", "The Wall" and many more.