Pixie Turquoise

Pixie is not a famous turquoise mine. It is not even a not so famous mine but it has a great story. Is it turquoise, or variscite, or faustite? In this video Mike discuses the Pixie story and we see some beautiful turquoise. Or is it? #turquoise #pixieturquoise #indianjewelry #turquoisemines

[@philipbaity7083]

Thanks so much Mike, I think you finally nailed the location of the "Sadie " mine... Thanks so much.. i have dtruggling to fimd it for ten years!!

[@turquoiseinamerica3164]

As an historian sometimes all we can do is get the dots as close as possible and then connect them with reasonable speculation. I think it probable that Sadie Green was a marketing name for Pixie.

[@nevadaminer5977]

Cool video Mike.

[@turquoiseinamerica3164]

Thanks. Not many remember Bozo and Pixie and certainly not Sadie Green.

[@philipbaity7083]

India ink! indeed.. i always heard that they used shoe polish! to impart black matrix!!

[@__Salty]

Very good topic interesting presentation, thank you.
I have 4 large Pixie with me now and they are deep solid green , like a forest or Brazilian emerald dull green with some white mottling, unbacked and a fine china plate like quality material.

[@turquoiseinamerica3164]

Thanks for sharing!

[@__Salty]

@@turquoiseinamerica3164 I get so involved in your lecture because I am on ol timer who has this stuff right within reach, so I get over excited. Just found some Fox next to it , sadly after many years I find many labels became unreadable.
I guess many of use share that ?

[@turquoiseinamerica3164]

@@__Salty That is a problem for many collectors, including myself.

[@mskatiek]

Mhu