Turquoise and Black Star Diopside Cuff

This bracelet is simple, yet elegant with clean lines that show off the beautiful stones.  This one holds a beautiful Nevada No. 8 Mine piece of Turquoise and a very shiny piece of Black Star Diopside.  Both set in .999 Fine silver.  The heavy gauge .925 Sterling wire wraps around the stones and your wrist.  Will fit an average to medium wrist.
 
About the Turquoise: Carlin, Nevada is in Eureka County. There is a famous turquoise mine there called Number 8. It was found in 1925 and then mined finally 4 years later in 1929. The mine is no longer mined for turquoise, but it is mined for gold at present.Number 8 is the mine that produced a selection of the biggest nuggets ever found in history. Number 8 mine closed in 1976. The last owner of the mine was Dowell Ward. He mined a giant stockpile of high-quality turquoise that through today is still on the market. The turquoise from that stockpile is looked at as one of the premier turquoises ever discovered. The reason why this is the case is because once the Number 8 gem quality turquoise stockpile reserve is depleted it will never be available again, making it highly valuable.
 
About Black Star Diopside:  Black Star Diopside is a type of calcium magnesium silicate mineral. It displays a star-like pattern when cut in cabochon form and exposed to light, due to its needle-like inclusions. The effect is only visible from certain angles. Black Star Diopside is quite uncommon for several reasons. Its mining locations are both remote and dangerous to access, making large-scale production difficult. Its available colors can be heavily affected by trace elements found in the environment where they grow. That means each stone may possess unique characteristics not typically seen in other varieties of diopside or other gems altogether.