TURQUOISE PROVENANCE:

These drop dead gorgeous cuts of some of the most fabulous BLUE GEM, are just another perfect example of the turquoise that came from the late Larry Cooley's collection.. Larry was a serious "scholar" in the turquoise industry & had a vast collection from every single mine,with only the finest, most premium qualities on hand, so when artists like Federico would come to buy, this was the go-to guy that everyone went to.

Larry collected for decades & since then,many of our mines have since closed down & since his collection was mined before they started treating turquoise, means that his turquoise was all natural & one thing you wouldn't find would be low grade-inferior cuts & or treated stones. Long story short, when Larry passed some years back, everyone wanted dibs on buying his whole collection,but because of Federico's connection to Larry, Larry's family offered Federico his AMAZING collection..Yes it was over the top in price, but worth every dollar & some of Federico's most beautifully designed pieces have Larry's turquoise.(The quality in these is dictated in the price) To see more: Just click on "Larry’s" name when searching through each category.

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THE EARRINGS:

To offer Blue Gem of this quality & color is personally a real honor, since it is that RARE to come across gems like these!! These are definitely stones to get excited about!!

Unlike many of the other Nevada mines,Blue Gem has a specific teal blue color & a specific warm color red-ish to golden brown color matrix. And even though other mines produce these heart stopping deep teal blue colors, none however, have that intense teal blue color Blue Gem has

Made for the serious turquoise "connoisseur", the 2 stone drop design is one of the most enduring designs that will be around no matter how advanced & what direction we turn to in jewelry design. Its sits high on the list & for many, it's the #1 choice among woman that want an earring that says a lot in quality, but without the weight & size. And from a designers point of view, this is the perfect style when an artist has phenomenal quality rocks such as these and you want the stones to "speak" rather than being overshadowed by a lot of metal work. After all, these stones ARE the star of the show & you definitely do want want to distract or diminish!

Made in a classic contemporary style,which makes them a great choice no matter where you live in the world. They'll take you from day to night & would beautifully compliment your Native or Non-native collection!