In connection with our series on Silver City I wanted to share this article from 1966 in Desert Magazine. Little did the author know that...

In this video Mike searches for the rare Azure turquoise which is better known as Tyrone. This was the most important turquoise during...

Silver City NM played an important role in the development of turquoise during the period of the Great American Turquoise Rush 1890-1910....

Golden Hills turquoise from Kazakhstan. In our final video in our series on turquoise from other countries Mike discusses the turquoise,...

As part of our series of updates on turquoise from foreign countries, in this video Mike looks at different turquoise mines in Egypt and...

As a follow up to Persian Turquoise Update in this video Mike explains and demonstrates both clear and matrix Persian turquoise and we...

Persian turquoise, from Iran, has been an important part of the US market since the first decade of the last century. In this video Mike...

Mexican turquoise is an important part of the US turquoise market. In this video Mike explains the different types of turquoise and how...

Chinese turquoise is an important part of the turquoise market in the US especially as turquoise production in the US goes down. In this...

In Part Three both the cover and back photo feature Royston turquoise photographed by Arland Ben. In this video Mike shows some beautiful...

Mike and Philip discuss how the Turquoise in America trilogy, the first comprehensive history of turquoise in the United States, was...

In this video Mike reads from the Preface of the new book describing how the book was created and naming those who tell their stories.

In Nevada turquoise is closely associated with certain mining districts. In this video Mike explains why.

Turquoise mining is a difficult business. Theft is a serious problem for turquoise miners. In this video Mike discusses the different...

Godber Burnham in repurposed Keneth Begay watch bracelet. Photo Mike Ryan II In this video Mike describes a method for helping identify...

Determining a price for natural turquoise is difficult. Most turquoise is very chalky and requires the injection of plastic polymers in...

In this video Mike shows what he considers to be the most rare turquoise. Many people never have the opportunity to see the highest grade...

Turquoise is a rare stone. The highest gem grade is found in as little as 0.10%, or less, of all turquoise. In this video Mike shows some...

In this final video in our series on turquoise cutting Mike demonstrates how to apply a turquoise slab to a doping stick and how to cut a...

In this video, which is part of our three part series on turquoise cutting, Mike shows how he looks at nuggets before cutting and how to...