Gem Grade Lander Blue. Photo Arland Ben. For many turquoise lovers dark web is their favorite look. In this video Mike shows some very...

Traditionally blue has been the favored color for turquoise. Historically this was the non matrix sky blue long associated with Persian...

In September Jackson Clark II of Toh Atin Gallery in Durango Colorado, one of the countries premier Native American art galleries, asked...

Thunder Mountain variscite mined by the Edgars. Photo Mike Ryan II Variscite is a hydrous aluminum phosphate closely associated with...

Many of you may know that in addition to being an accomplished researcher of turquoise history Philip Chambless is also a full time...

Northern Lights bead necklace by Danny Lopacki. Photo Arland Ben. Red Mountain is a distinctive feature at the northern end of Carico...

Ithaca Peak beads. Photo Arland Ben. As turquoise historians we strive to achieve a rigorous level of authentic research. Yet there is...

Gem grade Indian Mountain pendent. Chaney Turquoise Direct. Photo Arland Ben. Nevada Blue cabs. Photo Arland Ben. In the last of our...

Red Mountain turquoise. Photo Arland Ben. Although Red Mountain was not located until 1971 it is considered to be one of the seven...

Lone Mountain bolo by Sonwai. Photo by Arland Ben. In two previous videos we took a trip to the Lone Mountain mine. In this video Mike...

The main claim to fame for Fox turquoise is the sheer quantity of turquoise that has come from this mine over a very long period. We...

Recently Philip and I had signing events at Indian Market in Santa Fe.I would like to share a few personal observations regarding the...

While not as glorified as the top tier turquoise mines Pilot Mountain holds its own in quality and history. The different turquoise mines...

The development of the turquoise market was connected to the development of a tourist market in the Southwest. In this video Mike takes...

The story of turquoise in America begins in New Mexico. In Part One The Great American Turquoise Rush 1890-1910 we tell the story, almost...

The central theme of Turquoise in America Part Two 1910-1990 is the development of a tourist market for Native American jewelry much of...

Although other nations had hosted exhibitions, The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations held in London in 1851 at the...

Candelaria differs from most turquoise mines in Nevada in that it has been mined on the private land of a silver mine rather than a...

In our ongoing series of famous turquoise mines we are going to look at several mines that, while not so famous as some others, have...