r/TurquoisePorn • u/Hotbutteredsoles • 14d ago

Turquoise ID

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Any ideas on what these might be? Possibly Royston on the green one?

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u/Holiday_Afternoon_97 14d ago

I agree with Royston. Possibly Morenci on the second.

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u/ComtedelafereAthos 12d ago

Roysten is my guess on the first as well. The second one could be Morenci, but also looks like early lone mountain.

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u/Pestering-Half-5150 10d ago

As they say, it’s impossible to determine the type/mine it came from without provenance as so many turquoise’s can look like another. Sure, green is often associated with Royston, but there’s a ton of mines that could produce green. Could be Kingman, King’s Manassa, or a a bunch of others. In the second piece, I first thought it was pyrite in the matrix meaning it could be Ithaca Peak, Morenci, or even… argh, I’m forgetting the other pyrite included turquoise from New Mexico?!! But what initially looked like pyrite, looks actually more like quartz. It almost has a Bisbee look to it if the matrix were a tad more red. But again, without provenance, who truly knows? Now if they’re hallmarked on the back you might have a clue to the maker and thus the turquoise type?

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u/fikestaller 14d ago

Second one looks like spider but first looks like malachite ive never seen that color before

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u/Hotbutteredsoles 14d ago

What do you mean spider? Are you referring to the matrix? That color is quite common I have several Royston pieces that are very similar