Campitos Turquoise (Mexico) with Pyrite Graduated Focal Strand 11x16-14x27mm Long Nugget Beads, 9 Inch Strand/39 Beads

Campitos Turquoise (Mexico) with Pyrite Graduated Focal Strand 11x16-14x27mm Long Nugget Beads, 9 Inch Strand/39 Beads

Campitos turquoise, mined near Cananea, Sonora, Mexico is renowned for its vibrant, light-to-medium blue color, often compared to Sleeping Beauty turquoise, and its frequent, sparkling pyrite inclusions. Unlike vein-type turquoise, it typically forms as free-form nuggets in clay, extracted via artisanal methods since the 1980s. 

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