NATURAL TURQUOISE CABOCHON
PILOT MOUNTAIN
ORANGE HOST MATRIX!
LUMINOUS GREEN HUE
BRIGHT GLEAMING POLISH
PROFESSIONAL LAPIDARY
VINTAGE CA.1970S
PILOT MOUNTAIN IS AMONG NEVADA’S MORE FAMOUS TURQUOISE MINES. LOCATED NEAR TONOPAH, ONE OF MANY IN THAT DISTRICT.
ONE DISTINCTIVE FEATURE OF NATURAL PILOT IS ITS ORANGE HOST MATRIX, AS IN THIS SPECIMEN. LODGED IN A SEA OF TOP RATE GREEN HUES, THIS FEATURE WAS PROMINENT IN THE SEVENTIES AND SCANT SINCE THAT TIME. BEAUTIFUL COLOR HARMONY!
CUT IN A HIGH DOME BAROQUE, THE GLEAMING POLISH TELLS OF THE EXTREME HARDNESS OF THIS CAB. BACKED FOR SAFETY, STRENGTH AND EASE OF SETTING. VINTAGE