Turquoise
1st Edition
Published on 1. October 2010
256 pages
978-1-4236-1980-2 (ISBN)
Description
Turquoise has been mined on six continents and traded by cultures throughout the world's history, including the Europeans, Chinese, Mayan, Aztec, Inca, and Southwest Native Americans. It has been set in silver and gold jewelry, cut and shaped into fetish animals, and even formed to represent gods in many religions. This gemstone is displayed in museums around the world, representing the arts and traditions of prehistoric, historic, and modern societies. Turquoise focuses on the latest information in science and art from the greatest turquoise collections around the globe.
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Content
- Intro
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Knowing the Mystical Qualities of Turquoise
- Learning the International History of Turquoise
- Studying the Geology and Mineralogy of Turquoise
- Mining Turquoise
- Cutting Turquoise-Lapidary Work
- Grading and Caring for Turquoise
- Identifying Turquoise Imitations
- Mapping Classic Turquoise Mines
- Map: Turquoise Mines of the Southwest
- Bibliography
