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...

In the first of a three part series Mike will demonstrate his method of cutting turquoise. Although he is not a professional lapidary the...

Before the development of a southwest tourist market and the interest in Native American jewelry featuring beautiful turquoise in matrix,...

Variscite and turquoise are often confused for each other. In this video Mike discusses why this is so and we see some beautiful examples.

Ever wonder about the difference between supergene and hypogene turquoise formation? Well, rest easy, in this video Mike covers the...

Ithaca Peak turquoise nugget bead necklace. Photo Arland Ben. Turquoise has one commercial application and that is in jewelry. The...

Lander Blue is an iconic mine in large part due to it being the most expensive turquoise. This has led to many imitations from sellers...

Pixie is not a famous turquoise mine. It is not even a not so famous mine but it has a great story. Is it turquoise, or variscite, or...

On the social media groups a frequent question is for turquoise identification but in cabochon and jewelry. In this video Mike discusses...

In previous videos we have looked at many of the famous turquoise mines and a few not so famous. In this video Mike shows a few more of...

Blue Moon is a well known turquoise from the Candelaria Hills of Nevada. It is closely associated with other claims from the Royston...