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Famous Turquoise Mines. Carico Lake.

  • Jun 11, 2021
  • 1 min read

Carico Lake is an old mine but was not well known for many years because the green turquoise associated with the mine was out of favor. This changed during the 1990's and today many turquoise lovers prefer green and Carico Lake is in great demand. Join Mike as he discusses the mine and shows some beautiful green.




 
 
 

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Jun 13, 2021

Thanks. Very interesting and I enjoyed the history and the stones are nice!


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