Crow Springs Turquoise: Field Guide to the Tonopah Mine of 1909
Part of the Turquoise Mines field guides and The Southwest Jewelry Guide.
Oscar Branson’s 1975 book placed the Crow Springs mine, also called the Anjax and the Bluebird, near Tonopah, Nevada. Every statement below is quoted or paraphrased from that book, with page numbers, so you can check each one. Branson wrote in 1975; anything he describes as current describes 1975, not today.
What Branson recorded
According to Branson (1975, p. 25), the Crow Springs Mine was also known as the Anjax and the Bluebird. [1]
Branson (1975) gave its history in two sentences:
“The Crow Springs Mine near Tonopah, Nevada was discovered about 1909. And worked at intervals ever since.”
— Branson (1975), p. 25 [1]
As of 1975, Branson (1975, p. 25) did not count it among the big producers, and described its colours as running from pale to dark in both green and blue. [1]
Branson (1975) added a buyer's tip:
“The interesting silver band across a large stone usually indicates the stone has been cracked.”
— Branson (1975), p. 25 [1]
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Sources
- Branson, Oscar T. Turquoise: The Gem of the Centuries. Santa Fe: Treasure Chest Publications, 1975. Cited by printed page. Statements describe conditions in 1975.