5 Stone Kingman Turquoise Navajo Bracelet - Eugene Livingston (#079)
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Sterling Silver Bracelet set with
Natural Kingman Turquoise Bracelet
Size - 6 1/4
Inner Circumference - 5 1/4"
Opening - 1 1/8"
Largest Stone - 5/8" tall x 1/2" wide
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Kingman Turquoise comes from a large open-pit copper mine in the
Mineral Park Mining District, northwest of Kingman, Arizona and was one
of the largest turquoise mines in this country. The area lies in high
desert country at an elevation of 3,345 feet and is surrounded by three
mountain ranges. The mining district around Kingman, Arizona has always
been a large producer of turquoise, at one time the world's largest.
First mined by Indians, this area was home to the most extensive
prehistoric workings found in Arizona.
The
modern production of turquoise dates back to the early 1880©ˆs when
James Haas rediscovered these ancient Kingman area mines. Much of the
turquoise occurred as seams, masses and veins. The color of natural
Kingman turquoise can range from light blue to very dark blue and
sometimes tints of green. The matrix is from white, light brown to
black and frequently flecked with pyrite and sometimes quartz. The mine
became famous for its rounded, bright blue nuggets with black matrix.
Few turquoise mines produced nuggets, especially of this quality. In
its high-grade form it has always been considered among the top quality
American turquoise. With so many thousands of pounds of good quality
turquoise produced in the Kingman area over the last one hundred years
it is hard to believe that today very little high-grade Kingman
turquoise is available.
Other names for Kingman turquoise: Ithaca Peak , The Wall, Tiffany, Courtland, Az., Gleeson
Most desirable: Deep Blue with molybdenum pyrite; Real blue with pyrite; Bird's eye; Water Web; Nuggets
About the artist:
Eugene Livingston - Navajo JewelryEugene is one of those rare artists who has mastered not just one or two methods, but a myriad of jewelry techniques. As a young man, he trained under other talented silversmiths After many decades of steady work, Eugene is skilled at metal fabrication, casting, making his own silver ingots, and most importantly for his work, the ability to cut stones. In his work below, you will see beautiful cut teardrop and pyramid cut Sleeping Beauty turquoise and coral. His two newest pieces with Carico Lake turquoise demonstrate his mastery of silver stamp work. See full biography | See all items by Eugene Livingston
Related categories:
Kingman Turquoise Bracelets See all items in this categoryRelated legends:
Silversmithing
When and how
the Navaho acquired the art of working metals is unknown but there are reasons
for supposing that it was introduced among them, or at least more developed and
improved upon by them, since the time they have occupied their present country? More about this legend
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