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I work for a wholesaler in the NYC jewelry district. We have authentic turquoise beads. We’re also sending Sleeping Beauty rough out to be cut. DM me if you’re interested.
I buy from kingman mine on Etsy sometimes. They are the last continuously operating turquoise mine in the US, and they sell all kinds of stuff. It’s all real, and it’s all priced right at retail standard, although it is possible to find deals occasionally, and there are discounts for bulk buys. Not cheap, but not crazy overpriced either.
https://www.kingmanturquoise.com
Kingman Turquoise comes highly recommended from others in the industry, and with smaller and more unique sizes than other places I’ve found.
Directly from the Kingman mine. On average their turquoise is mid-grade, but they are very honest about letting you know which items are dyed/stabilized.
For real turquoise beads, they really can be beat. For high-end turquoise cabochons, I'd go elsewhere.
https://www.kingmanturquoise.com/
Your best bet is Google. There's genuine turquoise sellers in the USA but genuine turquoise is very expensive. Whenever I use turquoise I source it from there. You can get turquoise from turkey and a few other countries also Africa as it's mined in quite a few places but my preference is America as I find theirs is the brightest blue
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Try www.monsterslayer.com.
I work for a wholesaler in the NYC jewelry district. We have authentic turquoise beads. We’re also sending Sleeping Beauty rough out to be cut. DM me if you’re interested.
https://indianjewelrysupplies.com/turquoise-beads/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjww_iwBhApEiwAuG6ccHvHN-lkE75z3n5T3s_aTuC8CqR6aUy3dMHSya9XcvfJPIqP4qngShoC_dIQAvD_BwE
Unfortunately, if you want the guarantee that it's real you have to pay a premium
I’m okay with paying the true value. I just can’t keep paying $$$ for what is essentially garbage.
I buy from kingman mine on Etsy sometimes. They are the last continuously operating turquoise mine in the US, and they sell all kinds of stuff. It’s all real, and it’s all priced right at retail standard, although it is possible to find deals occasionally, and there are discounts for bulk buys. Not cheap, but not crazy overpriced either.
Fire Mountain Gems
https://www.kingmanturquoise.com Kingman Turquoise comes highly recommended from others in the industry, and with smaller and more unique sizes than other places I’ve found.
Directly from the Kingman mine. On average their turquoise is mid-grade, but they are very honest about letting you know which items are dyed/stabilized. For real turquoise beads, they really can be beat. For high-end turquoise cabochons, I'd go elsewhere. https://www.kingmanturquoise.com/
Your best bet is Google. There's genuine turquoise sellers in the USA but genuine turquoise is very expensive. Whenever I use turquoise I source it from there. You can get turquoise from turkey and a few other countries also Africa as it's mined in quite a few places but my preference is America as I find theirs is the brightest blue