[Jewelry making - Article 00894] - Re: [Orchid] Turquoise Need fine natural

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>        Hi Richard, For some real nice Natural Turquoise try The Bad
>     Boys in Cripple Creek Colorado. Real friendly folks. I have a piece
>     with Gold in it I won at our show. They have been written up a
>     couple of times in "Rock and Gem" magazine. Their web site is:
>     http://www.badboysturquoise.com/ John Daly Grand Junction, CO. 

    		At this point I will chime in. If you are buying a cut cab, and
    you see what you are buying, their is not much risk. However, if you
    are buying rough turquoise, my experience is that any rough is a
    risk, and turquiose has been one of my most frustrating purchases. I
    am usually looking for a certain color,and what you see on the
    outside is rarely what is on the inside. Turquoise when it seems to
    have a nice blue color on the outside, inside is lighter and can have
    blotchy coloring. I have cut cripple creek turquiose and it has it's
    own characteristics, unusal patterns and colors. It is not what I am
    used to. 

    	 I do have an expectation based on what I have seen before, whether
    it is sold as Kingman, Morenci, Sleeping Beauty, with matrix or no
    matrix, for me all turquiose is usually disappointing. If I buy some
    to try and do a repair and I need to match a color, that is the
    hardest for me to judge. Maybe other Orchidians have more talent or
    experience in picking rough. 

    	 The dealers always tell you their stuff is great. Now if I go to a
    show where i live, I buy a little, go home and slice a piece, and see
    if it's what I want. If I can't test it, I buy what I can afford to
    lose as a gamble. 

    	And good hard natural turguoise does not necessarily stick to your
    tongue, that happens due to the porosity of the stone and it's
    ability to suck up moisture. If porus chalky material was in a tray
    of water and you tried that trick (treated turquoise won't stick) it
    wouldn't work. 			 

Richard in Denver

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