page_title: Manassa, Colorado
section_title: Turquoise mine
hierarchical_section_title: Manassa, Colorado / Turquoise mine
context_page_description: The Town of Manassa is the Statutory Town that is the most populous municipality in Conejos County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 991 at the 2010 United States Census.
  This small town is surrounded by farms and ranches, with a small amount of residential development on its outskirts. A mostly agricultural community, there are few businesses, like Val's Place restaurant, Standard Service gas station, Kaylees dance, The Ginger snip, and Destiny pewter in the town. A small-town feel abounds with no traffic control signals or stop lights.
  The U.S. Post Office ZIP code for Manassa is 81141, and the area code is 719.
context_section_description: Manassa turquoise is mined east of Manassa. It is known for its blue-green to green color with a golden or brown, non-webbed matrix. The Manassa mine is still in production and owned by the King family, thus the alternate name sometimes used for this turquoise. This stone is a favorite of many; the beautiful green color is very striking, excellent when used in gold.
  This site, originally mined by Ancestral Pueblo peoples, was rediscovered in 1890 by gold prospector I.P. King, and his descendants still work the claim. King's Manassa turquoise is best known for its brilliant greens and golden matrices, but blue and blue-green turquoise was found amid these deposits as well.
caption: Massive turquoise in matrix with quartz from a mine in Mineral Park, Arizona
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