97-pound, one-of-a-kind rare gemstone

One of the largest turquoise nuggets in the world

Rare Turquoise Nugget

This gigantic Turquoise nugget is one of the largest ever found.

Weighing in at a huge 97 pounds, this surreal piece features a light blue glossy band cutting across the piece of otherwise greenish-blue Turquoise. There are 219,705 karats in the 97-pound nugget, worth $10.00 a karat totaling $2,197,050.

Today we are announcing the offering of a one-of-a-kind, once-in-a-lifetime purchase of a SCULPTURED rare gemstone. The finished carving would be between the owner and sculptor Winston.

10 Sculptures in 10 Days by JW Winston

Recently I had the honor of being nominated by world-renowned jewelry artist Raymond C Yazzie to continue to carry his torch by showing ten works for ten days. Considering the...
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Romancing the Stone a Sculptor’s Dream

This gigantic Turquoise nugget is one of the largest ever found. Weighing in at a huge 97 pounds, this surreal piece features a light blue glossy band cutting across the...
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A huge 86-pound Azurite-Malachite

Story of a Stone In 1966 something very special was unearthed one lonely wet night as the Arizona monsoons poured rain on the Bluebird Copper Mine.  Like a magic light...
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Forefathers Brought Forth (SOLD)

This 131-pound sculpture is a replica of the original turquoise sculpture,  Forefathers. This sculpture is a copy, 1 of 2 copies made of the original carving known as ”  fore...
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Capturing History in a Rare Turquoise Stone

Our True Forefathers is a tribute to Native Americans forever captured in a rare turquoise stone. The turquoise stone is three feet tall and represents over 106,455 karats of natural...
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JW Winston

The Artist

My goal as an artist is to carve large gemstone sculptures that will be discovered some 10,000 years from now creating great interest in what our generation was really all about.

- JW Winston

For more information contact Michael Mecsey

+1 (602) 359-6450 | info@rareturquoisenugget.com