First post

Turquoise Myth or Truth
Here is my first post for this subject. Posts can not exceed 500 characters, so this can be limiting in content that takes more. I will try to write so that I can direct an entry to just the one point then. After nearly 38 years in the turquoise jewelry manufacting business, I find because of the internet a lot of ignorance has surfaced. The internet has provided a way for egos to exist and build an audience. I find it both sad and exciting to see a developing world of turquoise lovers as I am. They are hungry to find out about this stone and all of its many different and very unique qualities. But in their haste and searching on the internet we find many sources that are not from the turquoise industry and have never been in this industry at all. Just because a person moves into a location that has mines and can a few times drive out to one does not make an expert. I also see stone cutters that buy a few rough turquoise pieces and fumble cut them and are now an expert at cutting turquoise. Time writing on the internet about turquoise does not give turquoise experience.
I see bead shop owners that buy dyed magniscite, that has come in from China labeled turquoise and then they sell it for turquoise. I see ex cons that get out of prison with their latest scam thought up over their time in prison. Pretending to be Native American and even duping the Native Americans with their lies. I see Chinese turquoise being sold as rare American turquoise. I see people because great granddad had turquoise knowledge and position using that to further their position. I also see people that do have the knowledge, but because of being a full time turquoise dealer do not have the time to write about turquoise. I will interview these special people and bring them into the internet.
We today have actual turquoise mine owners out there and we have people that have bought an old played out mine and then use that position to give credibility to themselves and the internet audience. How do you tell the difference very quickly? Well for one thing Time owning the mine, but the main qualifying difference is that the actual real turquoise mine owner has turquoise for sale from his mine.
I find one of the top expert’s opinions is….is it natural and is it native American made? What a shallow view. Might work for uninformed RT 66 travelers, Newbie’s to turquoise, but the world is larger than that. I am sorry turquoise is far greater than just that. Are we to ignore all the Top jewelry makers that are not Native American??? Are we to ignore 95 + % of all turquoise processed? I find myself in those two eliminated categories myself.
Having said all of that it is time to get to the pleasures we find in turquoise and what draws us to turquoise. I am going to be describing ALL the different turquoise and treatments and colors and mines that involve turquoise. The need for each will be discussed and then you have an education about turquoise to make YOUR decision of what to buy or collect.