Turquoise is found in a number of different forms including: Turquoise deposited in cracks in rocks to form vein turquoise, Turquoise formed in a cavity lined with quartz crystals, Turquoise formed as nuggets,...
Bisbee Mine Turquoise The Bisbee mine, near Bisbee, Arizona, is one of the more famous American mines because Bisbee was one of the very first to put American turquoise on the commercial market under the...
Turquoise Facts, Variations, Care and Buying Advice Turquoise has been mined in many places throughout the world. Clear blue Persian turquoise is thought by many to be among the finest turquoise. Mines in...
BLUE GEM MINE TURQUOISE The Blue Gem mine in the Copper Basin near Battle Mountain, Nevada produced a great variety of turquoise, from intense blues to deep green combinations with a hard, irregularly...
SLEEPING BEAUTY MINES, AZ Considered to be the Tiffany’s of Turquoise, Sleeping Beauty turquoise comes from the Sleeping Beauty Mine located near Globe, Arizona. Its turquoise is noted for its solid, light...
Apache turquoise comes from a mine in Tonopah, Nevada. It has only been mined in the last two years, and probably came through from an inheritance. It is being mined now strictly for its turquoise. Apache...
The Ajax mine is a new, small mine located in south central Nevada in the Royston area. The mine yields stones from light blue with darker blue veins to a predominate dark green with light blue areas. The...
BLUE DIAMOND MINE, NEVADA The Blue Diamond mine, located in the central Nevada Papoose area, opened in the late 1950's and was mined up to 1980. This mine is considered a hat mine, of which there are very few....