Bear Claw Turquoise Cuff [SG-287]Striking Morenci turquoise bear claw with eight hand formed stamped caresing, creating a shadow box frame. A gem grade Morenci stone of triangular shape sits in a fine serrated bezel, and bursting through its glass surface is iron pyrite. The famous Morenci turquoise mine located in Arizona was shut down in the 1980s, when the large scale copper mining operation that owned the property decided to cease turquoise recovery in favor of copper.