VERY RARE TYRONE MINED Turquoise Ring

This extremely rare extraordinary Tyrone Turquoise ring is just exceptional! 3 stunning cabachons set in rose gold over solid sterling silver!Tyrone turquoise, known for its high quality and brilliant blue color, comes from the Tyrone mining district in New Mexico, specifically the Tyrone copper mine. Native Americans mined it for centuries before it was rediscovered in the late 1800s and became a significant source of turquoise, often associated with the copper mining operations. Although no longer actively mined, Tyrone turquoise remains highly prized for its beauty and rarity Tyrone turquoise is rare because the Tyrone mine, located near Silver City, New Mexico, stopped producing turquoise in the early 1980s when Phelps Dodge, the mine's owner, switched to a copper extraction method that involved crushing and acid washing the ore. This process destroys any turquoise present, making the existing Tyrone turquoise increasingly scarce!