McGinness Turquoise Mine Specimen Here is a stone from another of Nevada's many turquoise mines. The location of this mine is about 10 miles northeast of Austin . This mine was one of the better known smaller turquoise mines. First Discovered by Frank Schmidtlein about 1930.Frank called the mine the Gem Mine, he later sold it to George McGinness which named the mine The McGuinness Mine. The turquoise was mined from three zones of cherts and siliceous shales from mostly small pits but also from a cut. The material this mine produced was of a very pourus fair quality but did produce a very good grade and even some high grade.

McGINNES NATURAL TURQUESA
McGinness turquesa es una de las muchas minas de turquesa de Nevada. Esta a 18 km. de Austin. Fue descubierta en 1930 y se llamo Gem Mine despues se vendio a Georges McGinness de ahi su nuevo nombre. No hay mucha cantidad de material de buena calidad, la mayoria salia poroso y no se podia trabajar

This is a nice specimen piece that I have selected for its specimen quality. Although it could be cut into a cab or used for wire wrapping.
7 mm thick
Weight---10 cts

Buen especimen de mcguinnes turquesa.
los cuadros son de 3mm.
7mm grueso
10 ct de peso

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This is a nice specimen piece that I have selected for its specimen quality.
6 mm thick
Weight---6 cts cts

Buen especimen de mcguinnes turquesa.
los cuadros son de 3mm.
6 mm grueso
6 ct de peso

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As always professionally backed for strength and hand cut . Size 12x14 mm
3.5 mm thick
weight 4 cts

Con base
medidas 12x14 mm
3.5 mm grueso
peso 4 cts