Faceted Kingman Turquoise These days treasure hunters comb

These days treasure hunters comb the beaches for pebbles of the coveted Leland Blue glass

Only the highest quality stone is dense enough to be cut and polished in its natural state

Utah Dinosaur Gembone on 12k gold filled cold-forged wrap

It reminds me of a rocky beach and blue-green water with a whitecap rolling in from a distance

Usually cut and faceted

Faceted Kingman Turquoise These days treasure hunters combThis is a stabilized Kingman Turquoise that was my first attempt at faceting on a lapidary machine. I really love how it turned out and plan to make more faceted designs. This specimen is wrapped in cold forged 12k gold filled wire.