Bamboo Mountain Turquoise Oval Cabochon

Beautiful Bamboo Mountain Turquoise Cabochon For your Jewelry Designs or Turquoise Collection

One of a Kind Handcrafted Unique Item

Teardrop Shape

Approximately 34 mm in Height by 20 mm in Width

29 Carats

Professionally Cut

Lightly Backed for Stability

In Chinese, the Bamboo Mountain mine is referred to as the Zhuxi mine, located in the Hubei province of China. This mine closed prior to 1995. Most Bamboo Mountain turquoise is various shades of green although it does also produce blue material.
Chinese Turquoise has become the world’s most widely used Turquoise. The Chinese have a long and rich Turquoise History. There is evidence of Turquoise in China dating back to 1700 BC. The very best Turquoise in China comes from The
Hubei Province located in Zhushan County in Central China.

This is a unique and colorful Cabochon, it would look beautiful in any Jewelry Design.