Crushed Stabilized Tyrone Turquoise Sand with Matrix from New Mexico, Medium Sand (0.25mm-2mm) for Woodworking and Ring Inlay, Resin Art, Memorial Jewelry

This rare turquoise is sourced from the Burro Mountains near Silver City, New Mexico. As with many turquoise mines, the Tyrone mine's original purpose was to mine copper. Mining turquoise was always secondary to mining copper and much of the turquoise would end up in the mine's tailing piles. However, if it was economical, the mine would collect the turquoise too.  During the 1980's, a new copper extraction method called acid washing was introduced to the mine. Unfortunately, this extraction method destroys any turquoise within the copper ore and this stunning turquoise hasn't been collected since the 1980's.

The Tyrone mine produced great quantities of hard, deep and bright blue turquoise as well as pale spring green turquoise. This crushed material has a seafoam green color that is mixed with its associated natural brown matrix. The raw material was stabilized prior to being crushed. 

MATERIAL SIZE

Our medium material is considered to be sand sized (fine sand to very coarse sand), ranging between 0.25 millimeters to 2 millimeters. This size is great for most woodworking inlays, memorial and resin jewelry, orgonite pyramids, ring inlay, resin molds, mosaics, terrariums, bezel cups, resin art, embellishments, and metaphysical projects. 

MINERAL PROPERTIES

• Mohs’s Hardness: 4
• Specific Gravity (g/cm3): 2.60 - 2.86
• Luster: Dull, Waxy
• Color: Spring Green, Seafoam Green, Blue-Green, Brown
• Origin: New Mexico, United States

EXTRA LISTING INFO

We prioritize providing high-quality materials for all artisans; therefore, our stones are natural and untreated unless otherwise specified. Photos may showcase both wet and dry crushed stone. Please note that wet stones can appear darker, which may resemble the finished look of the material after it's sealed with an adhesive.

We use the metric system for all size measurements, with units in millimeters (mm). Refer to the product photos for a visual guide using a metric ruler (cm/mm).