Medium sized turquoise stud earrings

14kt GOLD EARRINGS WITH SLEEPING BEAUTY TURQUOISE

Medium sized round stud earrings. Set in solid 14kt yellow gold with genuine Sleeping Beauty Turquoise. 14kt gold backs are also used. The earrings feature a single 5mm round stone on each one.

The Sleeping Beauty Mine, located in Globe, Arizona, is no longer an active mine. For many years it produced a wide range of turquoise that is now even more highly prized for its solid soft blue color, with little or no matrix. The color of the turquoise ranges from a deep royal blue to a light sky blue. The mine originally was worked for copper and gold but during the last five decades or so it has produced gemstone quality turquoise in quantities to satisfy the commercial market. In general, the miners lease portions of the "dumps" and sort turquoise from there.