Navajo Silver & Turquoise Mountain Turquoise Cross Pendant - Victor Begay (#09)
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Hand Stamped Sterling Silver Cross Pendant set with 6 Turquoise Mountain Turquoise Stones
2" tall x 1 1/4" wide
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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.
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Related 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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