The Future of the Turquoise Market
Recently Philip and I had signing events at Indian Market in Santa Fe.I would like to share a few personal observations regarding the...
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Mike Ryan
Aug 18, 2021
Famous Turquoise Mines. Pilot Mountain.
While not as glorified as the top tier turquoise mines Pilot Mountain holds its own in quality and history. The different turquoise mines...
Mike Ryan
Aug 10, 2021
The Development of Southwest Tourism
The development of the turquoise market was connected to the development of a tourist market in the Southwest. In this video Mike takes...
Mike Ryan
Aug 7, 2021
Mike Ryan
Aug 2, 2021
Famous Turquoise Mines. New Mexico
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...
Mike Ryan
Jul 16, 2021
A New Turquoise Market.
The central theme of Turquoise in America Part Two 1910-1990 is the development of a tourist market for Native American jewelry much of...
Mike Ryan
Jul 9, 2021
A Time Of Fairs.
Although other nations had hosted exhibitions, The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations held in London in 1851 at the...
Mike Ryan
Jul 2, 2021
Famous Turquoise Mines. Candelaria.
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...
Mike Ryan
Jun 25, 2021
Not So Famous Turquoise Mines Of Nevada
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...
Mike Ryan
Jun 18, 2021
Famous Turquoise Mines. Cheyenne.
The Cheyenne was originally located as the Hidden Treasure and has a long history under different names. The beautiful turquoise has...
Mike Ryan
Jun 11, 2021
Famous Turquoise Mines. Carico Lake.
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....
Mike Ryan
Jun 3, 2021
The Stories of Turquoise
The Stories of Turquoise are an important part of Turquoise in America Part Two 1910-1990. In Chapter Four covering 1970-1990 Douglas...
Mike Ryan
May 27, 2021
Famous Turquoise Mines. Sleeping Beauty.
Of all of the famous turquoise mines of Arizona Sleeping Beauty has a special place in the hearts of many turquoise lovers for its...
Mike Ryan
May 21, 2021
Famous Turquoise Mines. Godber Burnham.
Godber Burnham is an iconic mine located outside of Austin Nevada. It was first located in 1936 and continues to produce beautiful...
Mike Ryan
May 14, 2021
Famous Turquoise Mines. Royston District.
Turquoise may be identified by mine, miner, area or district. One of the most famous turquoise mining districts is Royston located about...
Mike Ryan
May 7, 2021
What is Zat?
"Zat" is a term used to express a very special quality of turquoise. It is difficult to define but may be considered as similar to...
Mike Ryan
Apr 30, 2021
Famous Turquoise Mines of Colorado
During the early period of turquoise mining covered in Turquoise in America Part One The Great American Turquoise Rush 1890-1910, New...
Mike Ryan
Apr 23, 2021
Famous Turquoise Mines. Morenci.
About 150 miles north of Bisbee is Morenci. Phelps Dodge mined copper here and turquoise was plentiful. Although similar in color to...
Mike Ryan
Apr 16, 2021
Famous Turquoise Mines. Bisbee.
For many Bisbee turquoise is their favorite in large part due to the distinctive "Bisbee Blue" look. In this video Mike shares his...
Mike Ryan
Apr 9, 2021
Famous Turquoise Mines. Blue Diamond.
Although not as well known as many of the other famous mines, Blue Diamond makes our list. Mike tells a bit of the history and shows some...
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