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- Identifying Your Navajo, Hopi, Zuni Jewelry, Plus Maker
The free form shaped stone on the left is usually a Navajo made giveaway Plus, coral and turquoise is found made by both Navajo Zuni artists, but definitely favored to the Navajo Zuni left, Navajo right The Navajo piece is easy to identify, big, heavy, and a nice free form shaped stone
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- A Discussion about Chinese Turquoise
A quick introduction: According to Durango Silver Company, "Chinese turquoise accounts for over 60% of the stones sold in the United States, due to the scarcity of American turquoise Chinese turquoise can be just as beautiful as American turquoise, “In fact, China seemed to produce the highest amount of spiderweb turquoise thus far
- Possible Lander Blue? - Identifying Discovering - Turquoise People
Here’s a link that talks about the turquoise durangosilver com Lander Blue Spiderweb Turquoise Cabochons - Durango Silver Company Learn about the elusive Lander Blue Turquoise and Lander Blue Spiderweb Turquoise cabochons with photo examples of genuine Lander Blue Turquoise from the Mary Louise Lode Claim
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Do you have a question about Native American jewelry, art, crafts, authenticity or artists? Ask here, or read our discussions to educate yourself
- An old timer from Globe Az - Introductions Chat - Turquoise People
Hi, My name is Richard and resided in Globe AZ from 1973 through 1979 During that time I had the privilege of working at LW Hardy Turquoise Co Inc on his concessions beginning at Pinto Valley (Castle Dome) and ending my tenure at the Sleeping Beauty mine I started as a picker and worked up to a cat skinner and heavy equipment operator I must have dug tons of turq out of those mines! 😁
- Yellow Turquoise Examples - Identifying Discovering - Turquoise People
Recently, there was some discussion about Yellow Turquoise Finally came across my Yellow Turquoise beads purchased from Thunderbird Supply in the 1980’s They said it was found near some Arizona Turquoise mines, but a form of jasper and hematite What is marketed as Yellow Turquoise is actually a form of jasper or serpentine, often with hematite Some are selling dyed howlite as Yellow
- Cleaning Turquoise and silver jewlery
Turquoise and malachite will absorb liguids if the turquoise is not “stablilzed” (Impregnated with plastic resins) and can be damaged by cleaners For these stones it is best to use a soft toothbrush and warm water to clean and dry immediately The same goes for shell material
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