Lone Mountain Turquoise 4-6mm Nugget - 18 Inch #1210 Wood Opalite occurs in a

Wood Opalite occurs in a range of colors

creating striking veins of deep blue to sky blue hues often interlaced with white or colorless streaks

It ranges from almost completely transparent to an almost opaque brownish to gray crystal

These inclusions are chromite

Blue Sodalite is sometimes referred to as “poor man’s lapis” because of its similar color and much lower cost

Lone Mountain Turquoise 4-6mm Nugget - 18 Inch #1210 Wood Opalite occurs in aThe 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