{"product_id":"rare-number-8-turquoise-nevada-graduated-rounded-nugget-beads-15x17mm-16x20mm-9-inch-strand-13-beads-copy","title":"FRIDAY BARGAIN BUY RARE Number 8 Turquoise (Nevada) Funky Shaped\/Chipped Nugget Beads, 10-18mm Beads","description":"\u003cp\u003eFRIDAY BARGAIN BUY RARE Number 8 Turquoise (Nevada) Funky Shapped Nugget Beads, 10-18mm Beads\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a great strand, but has several beads that are mis-shaped, or chipped\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":50064161407253,"sku":"BST2442","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0023\/2901\/8480\/files\/friday-bargain-buy-rare-number-8-turquoise-nevada-funky-shaped-chipped-nugget-beads-10-263.jpg?v=1785504528","url":"https:\/\/www.stonesnsilver.com\/products\/rare-number-8-turquoise-nevada-graduated-rounded-nugget-beads-15x17mm-16x20mm-9-inch-strand-13-beads-copy","provider":"StonesNSilver.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}