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Turquoise: Mines, Mineral, & Wearable Art (Schiffer Book for Collectors) |  | Author: Mark P. Block
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
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Rating:  1 reviews
Media: Paperback
Pages: 160
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.7
ISBN: 0764326422
Dewey Decimal Number: 739.27
EAN: 9780764326424
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Product Description
Explore the fascinating story of turquoise, its history from ancient times to the present, and the influence of native artists in making this gemstone part of popular culture in America. Illustrated are over 390 dazzling color images, this book shows turquoise from New Mexico to Nevada, China to Iran, and all the important localities in between in its natural state, cut, polished, and set into silver and gold jewelry. Detailed text discusses its values and many mines that have relinquished turquoise over thousands of years. This comprehensive guide introduces more information on turquoise than you have ever anticipated or seen before!
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Turquoise Jewelry July 4, 2010
W. Bilodeau
Was a little dismayed to see how much Native American jewelry was made with Chinese Turquoise. The book is informative, beautifully illustrated.
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