Beautiful Natural High Grade Number Eight Turquoise Oval Cabochon

Beautiful High Grade Natural Number 8 Turquoise Oval Cabochon for your Jewelry Designs or Turquoise Color Handcrafted One of a Kind Unique Items 12 Carats Measures approximately 25 mm by 12 mm Mined in Nevada USA Professionally Cut by Master Turquoise Cutter Garrett McGinnis Lightly Backed The Number 8 Turquoise Mine is rich in history. Located in Carlin, Nevada in Eureka County. The mine was was first discovered in 1925 but not mined until 1929. In its prime the #8 mine produced some of the largest Turquoise Nuggets ever found. Almost all the turquoise produced had the spider web type with the matrix varying from brown to black. The Number 8 Mine is closed to Turquoise mining today.