Turquoise: Mines, Minerals and Wearable Art

Turquoise: Mines, Minerals and Wearable Art is a fantastic photo guide to turquoise jewelry and art. The book is almost completely filled with colorful photos of beautiful turquoise jewelry - each with an interesting and informative description. This book is an 8 1/2" x 11" paperback with 176 pages. Second Edition.

Turquoise: Mines, Minerals and Wearable ArtTable of Contents
Foreword	7
Preface	8
Acknowledgments	9
Introduction	13
Chapter 1: THE MINERAL	16
Properties	16
Occurrence and Association	17
Chapter 2: EVALUATING TURQUOISE	23
Grades	23
Other Alterations	24
Value	26
Authenticity	28
Chapter 3: COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN	30
Mining Claims	31
Chapter 4: MINING LOCALES	32
Other Turquoise Mines	170
Glossary	171
Bibliography	173
Index	174