Description

Turquoise #8 Cabochon 6.05 ctw 
Eureka County, Nevada mined USA 
pictured singled 6.05 ctw 
USA, Eureka County, Nevada mined

natural polished from mine distributors 

gemstone - Turquoise 
#8 polished cut tear drop shaped Cabochon

mine location 
Eureka County, Nevada

Number 8 mine closed in 1976. The last owner of the mine was Dowell Ward. He mined a giant stockpile of high-quality turquoise that through today is still on the market. The turquoise from that stockpile is looked at as one of the premier turquoises ever discovered. The reason why this is the case is because once the Number 8 gem quality turquoise stockpile reserve is depleted it will never be available again, making it highly valuable.

Number 8 Turquoise is considered one of the great classic American turquoise mines. It is located in the Lynn Mining District in Eureka County, Nevada, just north of Carlin. The first claim was filed in 1929 by Earl Buffington and Lawrence Springer and thereafter a number of well-known turquoise miners owned the mine.

Number 8 Turquoise has character in its appearance and can be easily identified. It is noted for its golden brown to black distinctive spider web matrix and unique bright powder blue to blue-green background. The name, Number 8, reflects the mine # found in the Northeast corner of Nevada.

Carlin, Nevada is in Eureka County. There is a famous turquoise mine there called Number 8. It was found in 1925 and then mined finally 4 years later in 1929. The mine is no longer mined for turquoise, but it is mined for gold at present.

Number 8 is the mine that produced a selection of the biggest nuggets ever found in history. The turquoise from this mine is mostly composed of a matrix of spider web type with varieties of black to gold brown and color grades of extremely dark blue to light blue. Occasionally it will be a variety of green tints as well. The color make-up and pattern matrixes from the Number 8 are unique and easy to spot. In 2020 the Number 8 darker shades of turquoise are both rare and valued by turquoise collectors.

Earl Buffington and Lawrence Springer filed the first claim on the Number 8 mine in 1929. Afterwards, several famous turquoise miners owned the mine in the ensuing years. The premier spider web turquoise ever discovered was found by the mining brothers, T.G. and J. W. Edgars, while mining for copper. They located 1600 plus pounds of some of the best high-value turquoise ever discovered. Marvin Syme and the Edgar brothers worked together and discovered a gem quality turquoise stone that weighed in at over 150 pounds.

Turquoise is a sedimentary formation that is formed when moisture (rain or snow) filters down through mineral rich soil on the upper crust of the earth. This soil must contain the precise amounts of copper, aluminize sulfites and iron to create the combined liquid that siphon's down into voids below the surface of the earth. over Turquoise was formed millions of years ago in the fractured crevices of the Ryolite rock below the surface of the earth and over time it hardened to about a 5 on the Moh's 


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