Blue Bird Turquoise
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color: Blue
Bird Turquoise is a dark to medium blue blue color in a white quartz and
black and yellow / brown matrix.
Texture:
Luster:
Translucency
Silica Fabrics / Fossils:
Patina:
Heat Treatment:
Knapping:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Blue Bird Turquoise occurs in Cochise County, Arizona.
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Archaeological Context:
Prehistoric quarries have been located at this
source and artifacts from this source were found at Pueblo Bonito in Chaco
Canyon.
