Bisbee and Morenci Turquoise - In the Heat of the Summer Sale - 30% off Until 7/25/13

Bisbee and Morenci, AZ Turquoise Cabochons. 30% off  all gemstones, specimens and beads at our Etsy Store https://www.etsy.com/shop/BlackMountainJewelry?ref=si_shop Just use coupon code FA513 on your order by the end of 7/25/13.

Gem Grade Morenci Turquoise Cabochon. Natural – untreated – 90 cts. 40 x 37 x 10mm at highest point. Beautiful color with nice pyrite matrix.

Natural Morenci, AZ Turquoise Cabochon – 41 cts – 37 x 29 mm.

High Grade Natural Morenci Turquoise – 23 cts total weight. Appx 20 x 11 mm. Pyrite matrix and crystal bulls eye pattern.

 Stabilized Bisbee Turquoise in Sterling Silver on Leather Cord - unisex. Appx 28 cts – 43 x 21 mm. Medium to High Grade stabilized. Really nice smoky color.

Natural Medium Grade Bisbee Turquoise – 5.18 cts.

Stabilized Bisbee Turquoise Cabochons – Medium to High Grade – 57.99 cts.

50% Off our Hand Wrought Gold Jewelry - Black Mountain Jewelry Co.

Due to a medical emergency we are liquidating what is left of our Hand Wrought Gold Jewelry. 50% off our one of a kind creations.  Please visit our Etsy Store (link below) and use coupon

# HS128 to receive your discount.

50 % off our Hand Wrought Gold Jewelry 7/31-8/6

State of Arizona Pendant

We've finished our custom Arizona Pendant! Hand Engraved Sterling Silver, 18k gold and Bisbee Turquoise. One of a kind. We hope our customer loves it!!

Original sketch for pendant. We reduced the state size but kept the star the same size.

If you can envision it we can make it.

Custom Arizona Pendant

We've been commissioned to create a custom Arizona Pendant. Here's the drawing (picture of rough metal work below.) The body of the piece is De-Ox Sterling and the star /stone setting are 18k gold Recycled Harmony Metal from the USA. The center will be a piece of High Grade Bisbee Turquoise. The metal is all hand milled and Mark is inlaying the stone.

In the design process with our customer we reduced the overall size by 15% but left the star at its original size. Mark is going to hand engrave all the lines of the stylized Arizona Flag and engrave wording on the back. I'll post when it's finished with all the stages. If it can be drawn we can make it!

Turquoise - The Color of 2010!

We are thrilled that Pantone chose Turquoise as the color of 2010! We'll be seeing so much of this vibrant yet soothing color this year in fashion and interior design. We've all had intense winter weather and Turquoise conjures up feelings of peaceful, tropical waters.

Two of our favorite stones to work with are American Turquoise and Gem Chrysocolla. There are many Turquoise deposits in the world occurring with Copper Mining - some of the biggest in China, but we prefer to showcase stones from America. They are rarer and part of the history of our country. Native Americans have revered this stone in their culture. Called "Sky Stone" it has been a symbol of happiness and health utilized in sculpture, pottery, jewelry and ceremony.

Turquoise is available in many different grades. It is typically a soft stone - often treated to harden or enhance color. We seek out Hi-Grade pieces, hardened by Mother Nature with no enhancements or treatments - that is also why you'll see ours set in gold. When the stone itself is rare due to its grade it deserves to be set in gold. Most turquoise settings are Sterling Silver.

If you are thinking of investing in a quality piece of Turquoise Jewelry we urge you to check out this publication Turquoise Unearthed. It covers everything from the history of the stone, to educated purchasing, and descriptions of all the domestic mines and their characteristics. We bring this book to every show we attend as an educational tool.

New Gold Jewelry Creations - The Remaining Additions

Here are the rest of our new gold jewelry creations. They are all over the website so if you want to be directed to a category just click on the link below the photo. I wish I were a better photographer and copywriter. The photos and descriptions just don't capture how beautiful they are in person. Thanks for taking a look!

Gem Chrysocolla Earrings

http://www.blackmountainjewelry.com/ArtJewelry-Chalcedony-Earrings.html

Gem Chrysocolla Rings

http://www.blackmountainjewelry.com/ArtJewelry-Chalcedony-Rings.html

Gem Chrysocolla Pendants

http://www.blackmountainjewelry.com/ArtJewelry-Chalcedony-Pendants.html

Turquoise Rings

http://www.blackmountainjewelry.com/ArtJewelry-Turquoise-Rings.html

Opal Pendants

http://www.blackmountainjewelry.com/ArtJewelry-Opal-Pendants.html

Fire Agate Rings

http://www.blackmountainjewelry.com/ArtJewelry-FireAgate-Rings.html

Turquoise Pendants

http://www.blackmountainjewelry.com/ArtJewelry-Turquoise-Pendants.html

We have started offering layaway on our gold jewelry - if you are interested please contact us for details.

New Arizona Turquoise & Gold Jewelry Pieces

I'm finally getting our new gold jewelry loaded on to our website! Between our show schedule and making inventory in between I've missed out on photo documenting quite a few pieces that sold. First category complete - Bisbee and Morenci Turquoise set in 18 or 14k gold. Here's a couple pictures below. If you want to see the whole collection please visit http://www.blackmountainjewelry.com/ArtJewelry-Turquoise-Rings.html

18k Gold and Hi-Grade Bisbee Turquoise Ring

18k Gold, Palladium, Diamond and Hi-Grade Morenci Turquoise Ring

Thanks for taking a look! Will be posting more new items as they appear on our website.

New Jewelry Creations

Mark has been very busy making some beautiful new 18k Arizona Amethyst, Opal, Gem Chrysocolla, Holly Agate and Bisbee Turquoise jewelry. Here are a few pieces. If we don't sell them this weekend they will be on our Website - hopefully next week.

18k Gold , Arizona Four Peaks Amethyst, Chrome Tourmaline and Australian Opal Pendant.

18k Gold Gem Chrysocolla, AZ Four Peaks Amethyst and Holly Agate Pendant.

18k Bisbee Turquoise Pendant.

18k Arizona Fire Agate and diamond ring.

18k Gem Chrysocolla and diamond ring.

Thanks for taking a look!

Bisbee Turquoise 18k Jewelry

Mark was busy making jewelry this week too. This ongoing project is for his brother. Mark cast 18k settings for these beautiful Bisbee Turquoise stones. Once we get back he'll be finishing the gold, setting diamonds in it then setting the Turquoise. I'll post finished pictures. Going to be gorgeous!

New High Grade Bisbee Turquoise

Mark's Brothers was here again with some beautiful new High Grade Bisbee Turquoise cabs - just waiting to be set in jewelry! The smaller cabs are approx. 125cts total and the large cab - near the Silver Dollar is Gem Grade Bisbee Turquoise - 116cts total! Beautiful one of a kind rare stones - almost impossible to come by!

RARE Gem Grade Bisbee Turquoise

Mark's Brother visited us this weekend and tantalized us with this Gem Grade Bisbee Turquoise. This World Famous Bisbee, AZ Turquoise - one of the most sought after Turquoises in the world - was dug out of a vein in the pit approximately 45 years ago. The miner who found it has passed away and his family would like to remain anonymous for security issues because they have more turquoise on hand. This is probably one of the finest examples of Gem Grade Bisbee Turquoise - extant. Even though it could yield 1000-1500 finished carats they both feel it would be wrong to cut it. The value that is inherent in the stone will always be there. The specimen itself measures 11" in circumference at its fattest part and 12" in circumference on its long part. 4 - 3/8" H x 3 - 15/16" D x 2 - 3/4"W. It weighs 901 gms. The color in these pictures is 98% accurate. If you know anyone that may be interested in this collector's item I can provide a price upon request. Thank you Bruce for coming by and showing us this beautiful museum grade Bisbee Turquoise - we'll probably never see anything else like it again in our lifetime

Bisbee Turquoise

Beautiful Natural Bisbee Turquoise. We have some gorgeous Natural High Grade Bisbee Turquoise Mark will be creating with. The larger stones to the right have been sitting for a while - they need the right design and range from 14 - 23.5 cts. The group below we just received from Mark's Brother - also a lapidary master - and range from 2 - 7.5 cts. These high-grade stones are rarer than diamonds, untreated and are always set in 18k gold. Can't wait to see what designs we come up with!