Natural order Grasshopper American Turquoise Untreated Cabochon Stone Gemstone (GH20)

Natural, green, American Grasshopper turquoise cabochon stone.

The Grasshopper Turquoise mine is a very low production hat mine (this is a term for a very small mine as you can cover the mines production with your hat) in northern Nevada. Lander Blue is also considered a hat mine as it only yielded a few hundred pounds of material.
The Grasshopper mine is so small you could hardly fit a mid size car in the main pit. This is some of my favorite turquoise in the world as I order am a green turquoise freak! The colors of this mine range from a beautiful light spider web blue to an intense faustite green ( Faustite is the zinc rich analogue of turquoise having almost four times as much zinc than copper in its crystal structure). Some examples of mines that produce Faustite turquoise are the Carico lake mine and the Orvil Jack mine. Faustite Turquoise is very rare. As a result, the turquoise from the Grasshopper mine is highly collectible and the fact that this turquoise is small production and little known, makes it extremely collectible. In addition to all that, it is just absolutely gorgeous!

* Please understand i do my very best to get accurate color in my photos. In almost all cases the photo i post is the raw image with no photo editing. Color will vary from monitor to monitor and also on cell phones. Also the exact shape of the stone my be warped a tiny amount in the photos. If you are not totally satisfied with the stone or stones you receive please send them back in the original packaging for a full refund minus shipping.

*This is natural turquoise. Even the highest grade turquoise will absorb oils, chemicals ect. This can cause discoloration of the stone. I have even heard stories of hotsprings having a chemical reaction to natural blue turquoise and instantly turning it green. So please keep this in mind and keep your turquoise safe!

*These stones are hand cut in America.

Stone is backed with a very thin backing as shown in pic #3

Length - 24.30 mm
Width - 14.21 mm (widest point)
Depth - 5.61 mm
Carats - 14.60
8.00 USD /carat
116.00 USD total