Abel Toledo VINTAGE NAVAJO BLUE DIAMOND TURQUOISE STERLING SILVER RINGsz7

Here we have an astounding vintage Navajo silver ring. This is a exquisite rich Blue Diamond turquoise stone! It has a fabulous border of silver starbursts! Located in central Nevada, the Blue Diamond turquoise mine hosts some of the hardest turquoise produced.

The turquoise from this mine, like diamonds, is both hard and beautiful - hence, the Name! This turquoise features a dark smokey matrix encompassed by a brilliant blue The ring face measures around 1inch x17mm The ring size is around 7 Sterling silver.

Cir Mid Century + made by Abel Toledo Abel Toledo? Was born on the Navajo reservation in Ganado, AZ. He is a direct descendent of the?

The Blue Diamond mine, located in central Nevada, opened in the late 1950's and was mined up to 1980. The stones that this mine produces, which are usually large pieces in plate form, looks a great deal like Stormy Mountain turquoise because of its black smokey matrix. This stone features dark smoky matrix surrounded by a brilliant blue. The characteristic black chert is ever-present. Colors can vary to a mixture of blue and green.

The mine is buried under thousands of tons of rock. One miner continues to dig on a small scale. Largest production was in the 70's; Joe Morris used a bulldozer to uncover small and large plate formations.

Some pieces were a foot long and two inches thick. Paul Sugar is now the new owner and is currently mining Blue Diamond. The Blue Diamond Mine is closed, like so many great turquoise mines in Nevada.

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