Description
Explore the fascinating history and latest influence of turquoise as a gemstone of choice for collectors, artists, and jewelry wearers. Immerse yourself in its history from precedent days to the current, and the influence of Native American artists in making this gemstone a long lasting a part of popular culture in The usa. Illustrated with over 500 color images, this up to date second edition includes nearly 150 photos never seen before. It shows turquoise from Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Nevada, plus Australia, China, and Iran, and the foremost localities in between. The gems appear of their natural state, cut, polished, and set into silver and gold jewelry. Extensive text details the gems’ values and the various mines that have relinquished turquoise over thousands of years.