Stone Origins

Kingman, Arizona

Polished free-form nuggets cut from Kingman's high-grade rough. Same Arizona mine, organic shape over calibrated cab cuts.

Lavender Pit, Bisbee, Arizona

Arguably the most legendary American turquoise. Mined out of a copper pit decades ago, now collector-grade and rare.

Kingman, Arizona

Kingman material with deep, dramatic black matrix. Cut from veins where the matrix really pops.

USA

Earthy red and brown jasper with rich iron-oxide veining. A warm contrast to turquoise in mixed-stone pieces.

Mineral Park, Arizona

Soft sky-blue turquoise from a small Arizona mine, now extremely limited. Quieter than Kingman, harder to source.

Lander County, Nevada

A historic Nevada mine known for hard stones, deep colors, and tight matrix. Active since the early 1930s.

Royston district, Nevada

A Royston-area stone with pale, almost luminous blue tones. Quieter cousin to standard Royston.

Cananea, Sonora, Mexico

Vivid blue with minimal matrix. Mexican turquoise that rivals Sleeping Beauty in color intensity.

Lander County, Nevada

Spring-green to blue-green with occasional iridescent quality. The green tones set it apart from most American turquoise.

Cerrillos Hills, New Mexico

The oldest documented turquoise mine in North America. Pueblo cultures have worked these stones for 1,500+ years.

Murun mountains, Siberia, Russia

A rare purple stone with swirling marbled grain, found in only one place on Earth.

Mediterranean and Pacific waters

Foundational stone in traditional Southwestern jewelry, paired with turquoise for centuries.

Crow Springs district, Nevada

Classic high-grade Nevada blue, often with warm golden-brown matrix. Hard and set-friendly.

American Southwest

A trade designation for turquoise cabs with tight, intricate web-like matrix. Bridge category to true spiderweb.

Lander County, Nevada

Classic American greens from a Nevada mine in steady production since the 1940s.

Kazakhstan

Lavender-blue to robin's egg with rare pinkish-brown matrix. One of the only sources of this lavender hue.

Hubei Province, China

Chinese turquoise that rivals top-grade American material. Mined for over 4,000 years.

Manassa, Colorado

One of our mines. Green-to-teal turquoise with warm rust matrix, cut from rough Greg sources directly.

Kingman, Arizona

Blue to blue-green with distinctive black or brown matrix. One of the most prolific and versatile American mines.

Afghanistan

Deep royal blue with golden flecks of pyrite. One of the oldest documented gemstones, mined for 6,000+ years.

Dominican Republic

Pale to vivid Caribbean blue, sometimes called the 'Atlantis stone.' Found only in one small region.

Globally distributed

Natural cream-to-white stone, used honestly as a calm companion to turquoise. Never sold as fake turquoise here.

DRC, Russia, Mexico

Brilliant green copper carbonate with signature swirled and banded patterning. Mined since antiquity.

Carlin, Nevada (largely mined out)

Golden-brown to black spiderweb matrix over blue. Highly collectible and increasingly rare.

Mineral County, Nevada

Collector-grade Nevada mine known for clean blues with dramatic iron matrix.

Tonopah, Nevada

Deep greens, rich blues, and dramatic golden-brown matrix. Every cabochon feels like a landscape painting.

Sonora, Mexico

Vivid Sonoran turquoise with saturated, almost gem-like blue. Rising fast with contemporary silversmiths.

Globe, Arizona (mine closed 2012)

The standard for clean, sky-blue turquoise with little to no matrix. Increasingly valuable since the mine closed.

Northern Mexico

Vivid blue and blue-green turquoise from northern Mexico, often with reddish iron matrix.

Sonora, Mexico

Vivid medium-blue with warm copper matrix. Hard, dense rough that takes a glassy polish.

Sea of Cortez and Pacific waters

Foundational material in Southwestern jewelry, traded into the Southwest for over 1,000 years.

Cochise County, Arizona

High-grade Arizona turquoise with hard, vivid color and dense webbing. Gem-grade material in small quantities.

Utah and Nevada (major sources)

Often mistaken for turquoise. A distinct green stone with its own collector following.

Tonopah, Nevada

One of our mines. Bright white with dark matrix. We own claims here and cut the cabs ourselves.

Globe, Arizona

Cream, tan, and brown tones with warm reddish-brown matrix. A magnesite, not turquoise, but beloved for earthy warmth.