Sterling Silver Sonoran Gold Turquoise Ring
size: US 5 - 5.5 ( but will fit more like a US 5 due to the wide band )
weight: 9 grams
stone dimension: 22 mm X 17 mm bezeled
thickness of band: 12 mm or 1.2 cms or 0.47 inches
The Sonoran turquoise stone has really good webbing. The has beautiful blueish to greenish color with gold/brown veins throughout. You will get this exact ring. The stone is bezeled in brass. The band is wide and thick with unique stamp work.
Sonora Gold Turquoise is a recent discovery (2019) and comes from the mines near Cananea, Mexico. This turquoise does not come in veins but rather individual nuggets in a clay deposit. The colors are spectacular as they are super bright in tones of deep green, lime and blue/green mixed, only recently has material been found that is all blue. This turquoise usually has golden brown matrix but also has lighter yellow matrix and host rock the peeks through the nuggets.