As often mentioned, turquoise pricing is distorted because of the two-tier market of treated and natural. It is like comparing, not...

During the period covered in Part One of Turquoise in America, The Great American Turquoise Rush Courtland Arizona provided some of the...

In the last of three videos about Buying Turquoise we see how treatment determines different grades of treated turquoise. As much or more...

Provenance means what is the source of the turquoise and the previous ownership. Along with grade it is the principal determinant of...

Buying turquoise can be a challenge. In this video Mike explores different ways to buy turquoise. Pictured is a gem grade cab of Nevada...

As our viewers know turquoise from the same mine can have very different looks. In our most recent video we see the difference in...

No. 8 treated with the Eljen process. Photo Adam Messenger. In this video Mike discusses recent developments with No.8.

The Callais Collection is the personal turquoise collection of Mike Ryan II. Select pieces of the collection are now available in the...

As part of our series on famous turquoise mines we presented No.8. In Part Two Mike takes a closer look at the different looks of No.8...

Tyrone turquoise from the old Azure mine We finish our series on Silver City with a visit to the Tyrone open pit copper mine the site of...

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...