Allure of Turquoise

Just beautiful pictures and interesting chapters! I have old New Mexico magazines and saw this listed for sale and then checked Amazon. It is so beautifully photographed and I have many, many books on Turquoise in my reference library. If each new book adds a little to my knowledge base I feel it is worthwhile to have a wide range of books and I am thrilled to get this second edition from New Mexico Magazine.

This book consists of the following articles reproduced from New Mexico Magazine:-Exploring the miracle of turquoise-The Allure of turquoise through the centuries-turquoise and the native american-young native jewlers signal changing of hte guard-buyer beware: hidden facets of turquoise-copycats flood the market-the plight of old pawn-new mexico's crown jewel shines at the turquoise museum-jeweler strives to preserve Cerrillos mines-ants and turquoise: a discerning relationship-Sentimental journeys of the turquoise room-the turquoise trail remains timelessAll these articles are informative in one way or another. For example I learnt, except at the Sleeping Beauty mine in Globe, virtually all the gem quality turquoise has been mined out of Arizona for at least a generation and most of what is sold today comes from China. The book provides "buyer beware" sections that a novice does well to read. This seems to be a hard book to obtain now, but as an introduction to the intricacies of the modern American turquoise trade it's a great starting point though I have to say that the last two articles aren't as informative or interesting as those which preceed them.

This is the same review I gave to "Turquoise Unearthed"...and for all intents and purposes, they could be classified as companion volumes...both doing an exceptional job in words and images!"I have been a gem and mineral dealer for over ten years...and a rockhound for a lot longer than that...but this book taught me more in a single sitting than all my years in the buisiness and in the hobby.I have dug, traded, bought and sold a whole bunch of "Turq"...natural, treated and "color-shot"...and this book instantly became one of my favorite references for the rest of my life.If you are planning on investing in real American or Persian turquoise jewelry or stones...and it is an investment...then this book is a "Must Have!"No sooner did I put this book down than I called up one of my suppliers and bought all of the Blue Gem and Turquoise Mountain stones they had left in stock...I am sure they are wondering what precipitated that call!"My many thanks to Mr. Vigil for his labor of love, a compilation of articles from New Mexico Magazine...on everything from the Lowry "Turq" Museum...to the history and significance of the Cerrillos Mines...to the myth of "Old Pawn" jewelry...and much, much more!

Nice pictures but not any better than less expensive books. The Allure of Turquoise

Book arrived on time and in great condition - the book itself is great with many pictures of Turquoise and detailing which mines the stones could be from.and how to tell. Thanks

Great, short revelation of the blue sky stone with excellent photography.

This book is quite informative and has absolutely beautiful photos. I only wish that on page 82 where they have the pics of different pieces of turquoise with the names to the left, that they had not just stated that something was treated, but what kind of turquoise was treated.

This is a wonderful in-depth examination of turquoise and its makers. It is somewhat scientific in the portion about the formation of the stone. There are terrific photographs and lots of information about the handling of turqoise and the art that turns it into expensive jewelry! Recommended for the turqoise lover.

very nice

beautiful informative book

L order this book because I love turquoise and make southwest designs. This book is a must for anyone who is crazy about turquoise,from where its mined,its origin(north america,mexico,orfar east)a useful book for tons of heplfull imformation right at your finger tips.Great photos and very well written one of the best books have.

Gorgeous book and very informative.

Great book very informative.

Interesting

A very useful treatment of turquoise. It arrived in good condition.