Table of Contents
Preface 6 (2)
Acknowledgments 8 (2)
Introduction 10 (9)
1 Knowing the Mystical Qualities of 19 (24)
Turquoise
2 Learning the International History of 43 (60)
Turquoise
3 Studying the Geology and Mineralogy of 103(18)
Turquoise
4 Mining Turquoise 121(28)
5 Cutting Turquoise---Lapidary Work 149(26)
6 Grading and Caring for Turquoise 175(18)
7 Identifying Turquoise Imitations 193(24)
8 Mapping Classic Turquoise Mines 217(31)
Map: Turquoise Mines of the Southwest 248(1)
Endnotes 249(1)
Bibliography 250(2)
Index 252(4)
Credits 256