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Turquoise By The Numbers
In Turquoise in America Part Two 1910-1990 we tell the different stories of many of those who made up the turquoise trade including...
Mike Ryan
Feb 7, 2021


Photos of Turquoise
Arland Ben took beautiful photos for Turquoise in America Part Two 1910-1990. In this video see some photos and hear some stories that...
Mike Ryan
Jan 31, 2021


Glass Turquoise
Turquoise has one commercial application; its use in jewelry. Natural turquoise, that stone which does not need to be treated for color...
Mike Ryan
Jan 24, 2021


Hidden Valley
Of all the tales of turquoise one of the most cherished is that of the hat mine, the mine that is so small that it may be covered by a...
Mike Ryan
Jan 18, 2021


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Jan 11, 2021


A Curious Curio
We have come to associate turquoise with Native American jewelry but this development occurred during the first two decades of the...
Mike Ryan
Jan 4, 2021


A Butterfly's Migration.
There are many beautiful stories in Turquoise in America Part Two 1910-1990 told by those who lived the story. One that has not been...
Mike Ryan
Dec 26, 2020


Turquoise = Victory
Persian turquoise has long been a part of turquoise in America. Among the first turquoise known in the west came from the famous gem...
Mike Ryan
Dec 21, 2020


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Dec 16, 2020


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Dec 15, 2020


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Dec 15, 2020


A Story of Provenance
Number 8. Left 296 carats, 5.5cm by 8.5cm. Right 322 carats, 6cm by 9cm. Provenance - a record of ownership of a work of art or an...
Mike Ryan
Dec 3, 2020


Early Turquoise Mining in New Mexico. Part Two. The Holy Grail of Turquoise.
During the period covered in Part One, The Great American Turquoise Rush, 1890-1910 there were many companies competing in the turquoise...
Mike Ryan
Nov 5, 2020


Early Turquoise Mining in New Mexico. Part One.
The first turquoise mine to be documented by a Euro American was Mount Chalchuhuitl located in the Cerrillos Hills south of Santa Fe. It...
Mike Ryan
Nov 2, 2020
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