What mines did the turquoise in Vintage Turquoise Jewelry come from most often?
Again, depending on what type of vintage jewelry, whether Native American, Asian, Egyptian or Middle Eastern, different mines where common. In Native American jewelry there are a few common mines turquoise came from. The most common mines in vintage jewelry would be Blue Gem, Cerrillos, Royston, Manassa, Villa Grove, and later on Kingman, Morenci and Castle Dome. In vintage turquoise jewelry from Asia, Tibetan turquoise was most commonly used. In Egyptian jewelry most commonly the turquoise was being mine around Israel. In Middle Eastern Jewelry the turquoise from the Persian (Iranian) mines is the most common, and most would be of a clear blue variety (matrix free).
