It may not be a topic you'd think of as reality television fodder, but when you consider that millions of dollars could be at stake in the world of turquoise mining, digging for stones suddenly seems ...

Turquoise is an icon of the desert Southwest, with enduring cultural significance, especially for Native American communities. Yet, relatively little is known about the early history of turquoise ...

MADRID, N.M. (KRQE) – The history of mining for turquoise runs deep in New Mexico. One miner in Madrid is keeping her family’s business alive. “Sometimes, you’ll get magic pockets where you find one, ...

CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA—According to a New York Times report, geochemical analysis of Aztec and Mixtec turquoise artifacts conducted by geochemist Alyson Thibodeau of Dickinson College suggests the ...

Researchers are blending archaeology and geochemistry to get a more complete picture of turquoise's mining and distribution in the pre-Hispanic Southwest. Turquoise is an icon of the desert Southwest, ...