Turquoise has an ancient history and in today's episode we delve into trade routes, top-grade turquoise, American turquoise mine locations, and purchasing turquoise from reputable sources.

My guest is silversmith and lapidary Seth Strohm. Check out his website, topgradeturquoise.com, and be sure to follow him on 

Instagram, @topgradeturquoise. He has an incredible account! 

Link to 2018 study that some Aztec artifacts inlaid with turquoise thought to be from the American Southwest, were, in fact, mined in Mesoamerica. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aas9370

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