Turquoise has only two commercial applications. It may be included in jewelry, often fine handmade Native American jewelry, or it may be collected as a gem stone. In this video Mike discusses turquoise collecting and how collectors may choose to focus their collection.
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Very nice collection Mike, and some very good points on collecting. I would add a couple of other points: buy from people you trust. When I started collecting, I was surprised to find how few miners actually collected. If the seller respects and loves turquoise as much as you do (whether miner or not), you are likely to get the real stuff. Much of my collection came from collections of other notable collectors (similar to your collection, I believe).
Second, be mindful of the provenance of "regional mines". Much gets sold as Pilot Mountain, Candelaria, Crescent Valley, Battle Mountain, etc. that have nothing to do with mines of those names. Rather, people are selling under those names, because they are…