Flowering Turquoise Cluster Cuff Bracelet

Beautiful vintage 1960’s cluster bracelet. Set in solid sterling silver and genuine Lone Mountain Turquoise. The unknown artist uses 74 individually hand cut stones in the cluster design of this bracelet. The center cluster measures 3 1/2" x 3". It has a 1 1/2" gap for easy wear. The inside measures 5 1/2" for a total measurement of 7". Tested Sterling Silver. This is a large bracelet but due to its design it is very comfortable to wear. The Lone Mountain Turquoise Mine, near Tonopah, Nevada, was one of the leading producers of fine turquoise in Nevada. The turquoise from this mine is mostly good to high-grade and usually in the form of nuggets although there is a quantity of vein material. The turquoise is graded into golden matrix, black matrix and spider web. At present, most of it is cut and polished or the nuggets drilled and polished at the mine, making this is a very collectible turquoise, and rarely available in rough form. It is presently closed.