Size 13 on a 10mm Ornament Band
Kingman is one of the oldest and most storied turquoise mines in the American Southwest, and this stone carries every mile of that history. Its sky-blue ground is laced with a fine, dark matrix that spreads like waterways seen from high above the rare pattern known as water web, where thin veining fans outward in delicate, interconnected lines rather than the blocky spider-web seen in other stones.
The color is characteristically Kingman: clean, medium-bright blue with cool undertones honest and unapologetic, the shade most people picture when they close their eyes and think of turquoise. Set in hand-formed custom 925 silver, the bezel follows the natural contour of the stone, letting the matrix do its work without interference. Ring size is a 13, but can be taken up a couple sizes. The setting measures 30mm × 23mm, substantial enough to command attention carried on a 10mm band that gives the piece real presence on the hand without sacrificing comfort.
Details:
Stone: Kingman Turquoise · Origin: Kingman, Arizona · Matrix: Water Web · Metal: Custom Sterling Silver · Ring Size: 13 · Stone Setting: 30mm × 23mm · Band Width: 10mm · One of a Kind
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Water Web Turquoise Ring
The Kingman mine in Mineral Park, Arizona is one of the oldest and most storied turquoise sources in North America, with evidence of mining dating back over a thousand years to the ancient Hohokam and Hualapai peoples who regarded the stone as sacred a fragment of sky pressed into the earth by forces older than memory.
Kingman turquoise is celebrated for its vivid, consistent blue ranging from pale sky to deep electric teal and for its matrix variations, among the most diverse of any American turquoise mine. Water web matrix, where the host rock forms a fluid, wave-like network across the stone’s surface interspersed with flashes of iron pyrite, is among the most visually dramatic and collectible formations the mine produces. Natural, untreated water web Kingman of this clarity and scale is increasingly difficult to source. This stone earned its name.
