One of many small turquoise mines in the Candelaria Hills of Nevada. Candelaria was infamous for its hardscrabble mine camps in the late 1870s and 1880s. It is an erratic producer of turquoise and the turquoise from Candelaria ranges from greenish –actually possibly Variscite which is also found in the area—to a color reminiscent of “Blue Gem.” Candelaria is particularly sought after by people who love matrix rich turquoise.
Candelaria Turquoise Mine
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