Famous Turquoise Mines King Manassa & Villa Grove
During the early period of turquoise mining covered in Turquoise in America Part One The Great American Turquoise Rush 1890-1910, New Mexico and Arizona were the top producers. This changed in 1916 when Nevada became the largest with Colorado second. This continued until turquoise from the Arizona copper mines made Arizona number one which has continued to the present even though only Kingman remains in production.
In this video Mike talks about the famous turquoise mines of Colorado, King Manassa and Villa Grove and we see some beautiful examples from those mines. #turquoise #kingmanassa #villagrove #coloradoturquoise #indianjewelry
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Very cool ❤
Glad you enjoy these videos.
Leadville chief mine and bad boys/burtis blue/Northstar cripple creek are top notch too 👌🏼👌🏼
Another great video! Thanks Mike.
Villa grove is so rare
Yes they are but are less well known than the ones we discuss.
We've really come to know about Turquoise due to your videos. We are the Disabled Seniors and OUR 47yr old SON / Tetraplegic ♿ ♿ ♿. Imagine seeing us get ready for to go somewhere is a total Adventure in itself = hehehe We are recent Rockhounds and Lapidary. We just ride around in the neighborhood using off course our wheelchairs and are extremely limited due to our conditions, but this doesn't get us down. We've been watching A Lot of YOU THE TUBE videos, so we see so much Beautiful Places as well as Persons. So how would you approach Mine Owners to purchase Their Turquoise? I would like to start a Turquoise Collection from every Turquoise Mine - maximum amount would be no more than 1/2lb or less - Specimens or Cabs / of their unique and different color Turquoises. I know I have my work cut out forrrr meeeeeeee. IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT, YOU GOT ME HOOKED ON THE BEAUTIFUL / GORGEOUS / EXQUISITE TURQUOISES. = HEHEHEEEEE
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So glad you enjoy the videos. Buying from the miners can be a challenge. Easier to buy from the dealers who buy from the miners. Lots of turquoise sold on Instagram these days.
Mike, can you define the exact look that defines “polychrome??”
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Generally it is blue and green