Hallett Peak Premium Emerald Basin Variscite (Nevada) Brim Biter™

Brim Biter ™ is a contemporary, handmade, sterling silver & turquoise jewelry clip for your hat brim, lapel, boot shaft, you name it! This one is made with Emerald Basin Variscite Turquoise.

This turquoise mine is located on the west side of the Toiyabe Range several miles north of Austin, in Lander County Nevada. The deposit was not discovered until the 1990s. Thick veins of variscite ranging up to about 3 and a half inches are mined here. The variscite is generally light green with black mottled markings. Zones of higher quality darker green variscite nuggets have been uncovered in the deeper workings. This property has produced considerable quantities of variscite and is considered one of the world's largest producers of that material. Initially, much of the material was marketed as "Apache turquoise" but the name was retracted once a correct mineral identification was made. Several tons of high-quality material have been produced.

“Brim Biter” is an Official Trademark of Matthew Herring / Hallett Peak LLC. This design is officially Patent-Pending through the USPTO, copyrighted through the US Library of Congress and Trademarked by name.