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Turquoise - No. 8 Mine Nevada, Grade 2 [190627]

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Rocks, Fossils & Minerals Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 800.00 USD
Turquoise - No. 8 Mine Nevada, Grade 2 [190627]
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200.00USDto k**************q+ buyer's premium (50.00)
This item SOLD at 2025 Feb 23 @ 16:55UTC-08:00 : PST/AKDT
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Rough turquoise - Grade 2, some treated. Approximate weight 8.7 pounds. From No. 8 turquoise mine, located in Nevada, often considered one of the top turquoise mines in the world. The mine, in Eureka county, north of Carlin, Nevada, was discovered in 1925 and first mined in 1929. Historically, it produced some of the largest nuggets of turquoise ever discovered, including one over 150 pounds. This is very collectible turquoise ñ as no more can ever be mined! Info: turquoisematrix.com. Largest piece about 4.5" x 3" x 2", smallest about 1" x 1" x 1".
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