🦋♟️Vintage Santo Domingo Blue Diamond Turquoise Jet Heishi Necklace

🦋♟️Vintage Santo Domingo Blue Diamond Turquoise Jet Heishi Necklace No Markings Total Weight ~ 37.2 grams Verified Blue Diamond Turquoise Tested as Sterling Silver Circa 1970s Hook closure Wire strung (Due to age, wire has some small exposed spacing before the hook closure) Length ~ 16” “Wafer Disc” Heishi Turquoise & Jet ~ 4 - 10mm diameter & 1.5 - 4mm thick The Blue Diamond mine, located in central Nevada, opened in the late 1950’s and was mined up to 1980. The stones that this mine produces, which are usually large pieces in plate form, looks a great deal like Stormy Mountain turquoise because of its black smokey matrix. This stone features dark smoky matrix surrounded by a brilliant blue. The characteristic black chert is ever-present. Colors can vary to a mixture of blue and green. The mine is buried under thousands of tons of rock. One miner continues to dig on a small scale. Largest production was in the 70’s; Joe Morris used a bulldozer to uncover small and large plate formations. Some pieces were a foot long and two inches thick. Paul Sugar is now the new owner and is currently mining Blue Diamond. The Blue Diamond Mine is closed, like so many great turquoise mines in Nevada. Made in the USA Handmade Hand rolled Hand carved Wearable Art Aboriginal Native American Collectible Investment Legacy Jewelry #5169