Today, the Hartman family may have the worlds largest collection of authentic natural Bisbee Turquoise. Bob Mathews had the only legal contract to excavate Turquoise from the Bisbee Mine and did so with his brother-in-law, Cecil Mickelson from 1966 to 1978. John Hartman of Durango Silver Company purchased the Bob Mathews and Cecil Mickelson collection in 2001. There are fourteen cabochons with red matrix, the red coloring is caused from high iron content, it is rare in Turquoise and it is highly collected by Turquoise Connoisseurs. This photo above shows you many variations of Bisbee Cabochons with natural spiderweb matrix. I cut this stone years ago and am still memorized every time I look at it! Turquoise of this quality is very rarely seen and quite valuable, we are always in the market for high-grade American Turquoise rough or cut. This is a very rare gemstone due to the great spider webbing as well as the massive size of the cabochon and the hardness of the natural gem Turquoise. The photo above is a huge Royston Turquoise Cabochon that has golden yellow to brown spider webbing running through pools of "Robin's Egg" blue Nevada Turquoise that fades into deep blue green. This page has some good photos, information and links to other pages directly related to this subject. We have been Turquoise Miners, Collectors and Turquoise Cabochon Cutters for over forty years. This is an information page on Copper Phosphate Cabs by Durango Silver Company, located in Durango, Colorado USA. In the below informational page we will discuss Turquoise gemstones and Turquoise cabochons in detail along with pictorial examples from different mines and locals. The most common forms of Turquoise gemstones are cabochons and beads as well as Jewelry made from each. This gemstone is one of the most powerful Metaphysical healing stones. Turquoise is thought to bring good luck and fortune to it's wearers in many cultures. Turquoise is seen by many cultures as a sacred protection stone and healing gemstone. Turquoise Gemstones have adorned kings and queens crowns, Pharaohs sarcophagus and has adorned all types of dignitaries and upper class members. For many centuries man kind has had a love of the sky stone Turquoise.
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