Morenci

This turquoise is mined in southeastern Arizona, near Clifton/Morenci. It has produced some of the finest Turquoise that has ever come out of the ground! It is high to light blue in color. Some rare high grade is naturally a super dark blue. Morenci has an unusual matrix of irregular black pyrite that, when polished, often looks like silver. It is well known because it was one of the first American turquoises to come on the market. It is also very well known for its high grade. This mine also produces turquoise with a “Birdseye” or “Water Web” matrix pattern. Some of the Turquoise has rare quartz matrix. As a result, it is very difficult to obtain now because the mine is depleted. Hence, Morenci is a very valuable and collectible variety of turquoise.