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Greetings. I started buying pieces back in 1980. Turquoise is such a beautiful stone with such variations. I have always gravitated towards the less variegated, pure sky blue stones myself. I have a cuff I have worn day and night for 40 years. It started out sky blue but has turned greenish over time. I knew that would happen but I feel it that shows that I have loved it.
Greetings to all! Both of my parents were from Arizona and my paternal grandfather worked in the Morenci mine as a mine boss. My Dad would always have use looking at old mines for cool minerals when we visited family in Phoenix. I grew up in Southern California learning about turquoise because my mom loved and had lots of turquoise jewelry. During the Covid pandemic lockdown, I entertained myself by learning to make turquoise jewelry and am just about ready to start selling it online and at local shows. I have a few pieces of turquoise that I’d like help identifying.
Aww, I grew up with Arizona Highways too.
Hello,
I signed up with this forum because I have been doing research on turquoise jewelry and Native American jewelry. I recently resigned from a company that deals in estate jewelry and has literally “bucket loads” of sterling silver jewelry with, let’s say, a Southwest appeal. And, without knowing what it is, the sales people say it is Native American if it has turquoise in it. (I was not a sales person). My repeated attempts to have them research the items fell on deaf ears. So, I thought I would do the research and try to educate them. It is a lot to learn and I have since ventured out on my own and started my own company. I feel bad for their future customers. As a result, though,I hope to NEVER mislead anyone and will ALWAYS do my due diligence in researching and representing my merchandise. Other than that, I lived in Arizona from 1984 to 1991 and fell in love with almost everything Arizona had to offer! I moved when I joined the Army. I enjoy reading about all gemstones and find beauty in each one!
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It’s so disheartening to hear that sellers don’t care to find out the truth, but I think all of us regulars on here are familiar with that. Research is difficult, and people don’t seem to want to be bothered with doing it. Thank you for desiring to be honest. And thank you for your service!
Thank you for saying that. After I submitted, I realized how “snarky” I sounded. I am new here, and unfamiliar with navigating and could not find it to see if I could edit. I love learning about everything, and there is so much to learn! Turquoise is difficult. I have heard that GIA is going to start a grading system for turquoise, and I am eager to see how it turns out. I am NOT a GIA grad, though. My eyes are too old to try to go through that. I look forward to all that I can learn in this forum. Again, thanks!
Hi, I love all stones and enjoy learning about turquoise and the artistry of jewelry making.
Hi and welcome. I haven’t been on here much recently and just saw your post. Why don’t you post some of your work and get some opinions? Without provenance turquoise identification is an educated guess at best but there are some quite knowledgeable people in this group. I look forward to seeing what you have posted.
