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Turquoise: Mines, Minerals, and Wearable Art Book
Explore the fascinating history and contemporary influence of turquoise as a gemstone of choice for collectors, artists, and jewelry wearers. Immerse yourself in its history from ancient times to the present, and the influence of Native American artists in making turquoise an enduring part of popular culture in America. The book shows turquoise gemstones from all around the world in their natural state, cut, polished, and set into silver and gold jewelry. Extensive text details values and the many mines that have existed over thousands of years.