Sacred to Indigenous people, beloved by collectors, one blue-green stone has huge cultural cachet in the “Land of Enchantment.” Indigenous artisans in New Mexico are known for their turquoise jewelry ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am the founder of La Patiala, the luxury encyclopedia. Turquoise is one of December’s birthstones — the other December ...

Turquoise from Cerrillos varies from blue to green, depending on the mine. The turquoise family of stones also includes the closely related minerals of chalcosiderite, aheylite, fausite, and planerite ...

Popularized by Turkish traders, embraced by Native Americans and now mined extensively by the Chinese, turquoise varies so widely in color and form that many American Indians say no two stones are ...

HOW DID Tiffany & Co. arrive at its signature shade of blue, a robin’s-egg hue the jewelry brand uses for everything from its stores to its packaging? The company’s chief gemologist, Victoria Wirth ...

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Turquoise has been used in some of the Van Cleef & Arpels’ most precious creations, including the incredible 1974 bib necklace Eva Mendes wore to the 2009 Golden Globes; and in last year’s Le Grand ...

Every gemstone out there comes with its own list of alleged qualities. Emeralds signify fertility and rebirth. Sapphires are stones of wisdom. Amethysts protect against negativity. And aquamarines are ...