Lone Mountain Turquoise 4-6mm Nugget - 18 Inch #1210 The inner layer of the

The inner layer of the shell is composed of nacre (mother-of-pearl)

worshipped by the Incas

brown and gray

These inclusions are chromite

discovered a way to improve the quality of turquoise in the 1980's

Lone Mountain Turquoise 4-6mm Nugget - 18 Inch #1210 The inner layer of theThe Lone Mountain turquoise mine was rediscovered in 1920 by Lee Hand, a man known as the "turquoise king" of his day. It is considered rediscovered because it was believed to have been mined by pre historic Native Americans around 1000 A. D. What makes Lone Mountain so special? First, its long history of Native Americans mining and adorning themselves with Lone Mountain turquoise going back possibly to pre historic times. A prospector of the old west