Natural Sleeping Beauty Turquoise You will receive exact lot shown. 37.7 Grams View My Other Items For Sale Visit My Store Add me to your Favorite Sellers Shades of light blue like a robin?s egg, with little to no veining or webbing, Sleeping Beauty turquoise is what many consider classic American turquoise ? a gem of the Southwest. Often used in different styles of Native American jewelry, like Zuni needlepoint and inlay pieces, it is perhaps the finest turquoise found anywhere on earth. Situated seven miles out of Globe, Arizona, the Sleeping Beauty mine sits on top of a mountain that many say looks like a sleeping woman laying on her back with her arms crossed. Formerly a gold and copper mine, after copper mining ended in the 70s, Sleeping Beauty became a turquoise mine. For many years, it was one ofthe largest producers of turquoise in the US. It ended operations in 2013.