Turquoise has been mined in the Kingman area for over one hundred years. The story is told in Turquoise in America Parts 1-3. Dark web spiderweb was first recognized on Ithaca Peak and has been a distinctive Kingman look, very rare as natural.
These seven stones of Kingman weigh 79 carats and measure on average 1.5cm X 2cm. They are not treated and are backed. The retail price for this grade is $60 a carat. These are priced at wholesale discount at $35 a carat or $2,765.I have assigned a TG or 85 VHG.These come from the Wayne Nelson Collection and were purchased by Wayne Nelson during the mid-eighties in Kingman.
Kinman VHG Wholesale Lot 79 carats
$2,765.00Price