Nevada Fox Mine Turquoise Earrings

These earrings hold a beautiful set of turquoise from the Fox Mine in Nevada.  They are set with .999 Fine silver and the bezel has a serrated edge to give them a bit of a Southwest feel.  The ear wires are Sterling silver.

The Fox Turquoise mine, located near Lander County and discovered in the early 1900’s, was once Nevada’s largest producer of turquoise with some half million pounds. At that time, Mr. Dowell Ward, the mine operator, amassed one of the largest collections of turquoise rock. This mine has been closed for quite some time.