Raymond C. Yazzie, 2012. Coral, Lone Mountain and Orvil Jack turquoise, opal, sugilite, 14-karat gold. Collection of Janice Moody. Photographer: Michael S. Waddell ...

Since Turquoise, Water, Sky is installed in a museum devoted to Native American arts and culture, it should be no surprise that an important exhibition theme addresses the meaning of ...

Sourcing turquoise artifacts. Over the years, archaeologists have found more than 200,000 turquoise pieces at various sites in the Chaco Canyon. The gems, ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — It’s a “hydrated phosphate of copper,” but you may just know it as turquoise. The blue-green mineral widely regarded as a gemstone has significant deposits ...

Turquoise - the blue and green gemstone - is often seen as emblematic of the West. A couple of listeners have asked about turquoise mines in Colorado. KRCC’s Shanna Lewis spoke with Clint Cross ...

Turquoise, in its finest, ranges from $1,500 to $25,000 per gram—which is around Rs 1,25,000 to Rs. 20,87,380. Now that we’ve established how expensive this stone is, lets understand why it is ...

Initially, scientists thought the gems came from the nearest turquoise deposit more than 124 miles (200 kilometers) away — the Cerrillos Hills Mining District near present-day Santa Fe, N.M.