A gemstone dealer has received a four-month suspended prison sentence for illegally mining more than 8 tonnes of turquoise ...

The mummified remains of a man buried close to a turquoise mine in Chile's Atacama Desert suggest he was a miner who died in a tragic occupational accident.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — It’s a “hydrated phosphate of copper,” but you may just know it as turquoise. The blue-green mineral widely regarded as a gemstone has significant deposits across the world, ...

Knowing the mystical qualities of turquoise -- Learning the international history of turquoise -- Studying geology & mineralogy of turquoise -- Mining turquoise -- Cutting turquoise : lapidary work -- ...