{"product_id":"rare-high-quality-rare-number-8-turquoise-nevada-graduated-rounded-nugget-beads-11x16-23x29mm-15-inch-strand-21-beads-copy","title":"RARE High Quality RARE Number 8 Turquoise (Nevada) BIG Rounded Nugget Beads 14-19mm, 8 Inch Strand\/21 Beads","description":"\u003cp\u003eRARE High Quality RARE Number 8 Turquoise (Nevada) BIG Rounded Nugget Beads 14-19mm, 8 Inch Strand\/21 Beads\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNumber 8 Turquoise\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarlin, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNumber 8 is the mine  that produced a selection of the biggest nuggets ever found in history. The turquoise from this mine is mostly composed of a matrix of spider web type with varieties of black to gold brown and color grades of extremely dark blue to light blue. Occasionally it will be a variety of green tints as well. The color make-up and pattern matrixes from the Number 8 are unique and easy to spot. In 2020 the Number 8 darker shades of turquoise are both rare and valued by turquoise collectors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"stonesnsilver","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50127026127125,"sku":"BST2595","price":186.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0023\/2901\/8480\/files\/rare-high-quality-number-8-turquoise-nevada-big-rounded-nugget-beads-14-19mm-inch-117.jpg?v=1787845841","url":"https:\/\/www.stonesnsilver.com\/products\/rare-high-quality-rare-number-8-turquoise-nevada-graduated-rounded-nugget-beads-11x16-23x29mm-15-inch-strand-21-beads-copy","provider":"StonesNSilver.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}