Southwest GEM
The adventures of Philip Chambless in his pursuit of indigenous gemstones of the Great American Southwest
15/08/2023
Thank you for the honor of being inducted into the Turquoise Hall of Fame.
11/08/2023
Turquoise in Bolo Ties In the second of our two part series celebrating Indian Market and Native American jewelry I explore a bit of the history of the bolo and the importance of turquoise. Click on the Link and select Blog. During Indian Market on Aug 19-20 I will be signing copies of Turquoise in America Part Three, The...
12/02/2023
Great new video from Mike!
Mexican turquoise is an important part of the US market. In our current video on the Blog Mike explains the different turquoise from Mexico and why marketing names are important in identifying the turquoise. Go to turquoiseinamerica.com and select Blog. If you have not yet purchased Part Three of the complete set be sure to visit the bookstore.
02/06/2022
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02/06/2022
An old piece of mine from years gone by...
21/02/2022
On Instagram tomorrow, Tuesday February 22nd at 2:00 Pacific Time (3:00 Mountain, 4:00 Central, 5:00 Eastern Times), I will be doing a listing of Royston cabs from the Aztec and Carmelita mines. There are a number of bigger bracelet and pendant stones in this batch!!! My User Name is: Turqno1
28/01/2022
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Tomorrow, Saturday January 29th at 2:00 Pacific Time, I will doing a listing of Sleeping Beauty turquoise cabs. I've had this rough for well over 20 years and I'm starting to cut my stash. I hope you'll take a look.... My user name is Turqno1