Bisbee, Arizona, got its name from the decision to honor Judge DeWitt Bisbee by naming the town after him. It turns out that Judge DeWitt was an investor in the Copper Queen Mine, located directly next to the Bisbee Turquoise Mine, so they named the mine after him as well. Bisbee was originally a silver, […]
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Now, in 2021, custom engagement rings are more popular than ever. Recent marketing data regarding engagement ring purchasing statistics shows up to 50% of them today are custom designed and manufactured. This trend has been happening for years with purchase data and surveys showing custom engagement ring purchases to keep going up. This is due
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Materials: 14 karat yellow (or white) gold ladies wedding set with a 6 mm wide Engagement ring and a 1 carat round Diamond center stone. On each side of the Diamond is Turquoise Inlay (any inlay material may be used). The matching wedding band is 4 mm wide and has the same matching inlay. Rings shown
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Most people are not aware of the fact that natural deposits of turquoise coming from mines cannot normally be used to cut into finished gemstones or be used in custom design jewelry. Most turquoise must be treated before in can be used to manufacture jewelry. Turquoise is treated to enhance its color & salability, make
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As beautiful as turquoise is and despite the fact it is a mineral found near copper deposits, its physical characteristics are low levels of hardness and strength. Due to this fact it is not used in specific types of jewelry where the gemstone needs to be hard and durable. It is used in ring, bracelets,
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Turquoise Defined The mineral turquoise is stunning mineral that comes in gorgeous tones of green, blue-green, multiple ranges of blue and multiple ranges of green. It is a gemstone that has been highly desired by man for several thousand year. Separated by entire continents, the pre-historic people of the America’s, Asia and Africa all chose
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Arizona is one of the world’s turquoise mine hotspots. Throughout Arizona there are both active, but mostly inactive turquoise mines. The turquoise found in Arizona turquoise mines is very popular among custom jewelers like Southwest Originals of Albuquerque, NM. Turquoise deposits are mostly located in copper mining operations. Featured here are a list of the
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Diamonds are precious gems. They have been sought after ever since they were discovered 1000’s of years ago because of their natural properties and their inherent beauty. The human race has been on the planet for 6 million years and diamonds have been on earth for 1.00 billion to 3.5 billion years. Diamonds have withstood
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People who do not happen to buy into the notion of what is okay for men and women when it comes to jewelry, particularly gold and diamond jewelry know that a gold ring adorned with diamonds levels the playing field. These days jewelry is one of the best gifts to give for almost any special
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Turquoise has been looked upon with great fondness by Native American’s for more than 1,000 years. It is one the top precious gemstones used by custom jewelers in the manufacturing of custom jewelry. Turquoise was used by Native American’s to compliment their appearance and to protect their burial grounds. In America turquoise has been mined
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