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This exquisite Gems en Vogue bracelet features Sleeping Beauty Turquoise. Crafted of 18K yellow gold embraced sterling silver and palladium with a beautifully-constructed undergallery this bracelet shines with a highly polished finish.
Product Details
Sleeping Beauty Turquoise: Four round cabochon 3mm thirty-six pear cabochon 5x3mm and eleven round cbochon 4mm
Size bracelet is 6\"⅜ plus 1\"inch gap
Metal: 18K gold plated sterling silver and palladium
Total weight 40.0grams
Bracelet Closure: Cuff
Origin: Canada. Sleeping Beauty Turquoise: Arizona\'s Most Iconic Turquoise
The Sleeping Beauty Turquoise mine is located near Globe, Arizona, east of Phoenix. Sleeping Beauty Turquoise is known for its solid sky-blue color and lack of host rock matrix webbing. However, natural Sleeping Beauty turquoise can come in a variety of shades, including green on rare occasion, and even include a dark host rock and pyrite.
Like many of the older turquoise mines, the claim was originally for producing copper and gold in the late 1800s, and the turquoise was a surprise byproduct. The Sleeping Beauty mine is located near Castle Dome and Pinto Valley mines, which are all along the south slopes of the Porphyry Mountains. Large amounts of copper and turquoise have originated from this area in Arizona. This copper in the soil is what creates the bright blue turquoise.
The Sleeping Beauty mine skyrocketed to popularity in the 1970s and has become one of the most famous turquoise mines in the Southwest. The pale, clear blue colors offered by the Sleeping Beauty mine have become a staple in Native American jewelry.
