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The Great American Turquoise Rush, 1890-1910, Hardcover

by Philip Chambless

Turquoise mining and the creation of a market

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Turquoise mining and the creation of a market

Philip Chambless examines the U.S. turquoise boom of 1890–1910, when changing access to Persian turquoise led American jewelers to reassess supplies from the Southwest. The account traces efforts to mine, process, and market domestic turquoise, beginning in New Mexico and expanding to other states. Framed as a historical account of a largely forgotten period, the book connects mining activity with the jewelry trade and the development of a new market for American turquoise.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in the history of mining in the United States.
  • Readers studying turquoise, jewelry, or the American jewelry trade.
  • Readers curious about the history of New Mexico and the Southwest.

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Turquoise miningAmerican jewelry tradeSouthwestern historyMarket development

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Book overview

The Great American Turquoise Rush was the period of the largest concerted effort to mine, process and market turquoise in the history of the United States. It started when traditional markets for the clear sky blue Persian turquoise closed and the east coast jewelers, who controlled the jewelry trade in the United States, were forced from necessity to reappraise the quality of turquoise from the southwest. The efforts to control this new market were begun in New Mexico but would expand into other states. This is the true story of that time, largely forgotten or remembered only from oral tradition.

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