Are there different types of turquoise used in making Native American Jewelry?
A. Turquoise has been mined in many places throughout the world. Clear blue Persian turquoise is thought by many to be among the finest turquoise in the world. Mines in India produce green turquoise. Chinese mines are currently selling a great deal of turquoise to the jewelry industry. Mines in the southwestern US, many family owned, yield turquoise in a variety of colors and qualities. Turquoise is the most commonly used stone in Southwestern Jewelry. To the Navajo, Turquoise or dootlizhii (meaning blue or green), symbolizes prosperity and wealth and was even thought to protect the wearer.
