Turquoise

:This article is about the gem. For the colour, see turquoise (color) and cyan.

References

• British Museum (2000). Aztec turquoise mosaics. Retrieved November 15, 2004 from www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
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• King, R. J. (2002) Turquoise. Geology Today 18 (3), pp. 110-114. Retrived November 24, 2004, from: www.blackwell-synergy.com/links/doi/10.1046/j.1365-2451.2002.00345.x/full/
• Pogue, J. E. (1915). The turquoise: a study of its history, mineralogy, geology, ethnology, archaeology, mythology, folklore, and technology. National Academy of Sciences, The Rio Grande Press, Glorieta, New Mexico. ISBN 0873800567
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• USGS (2002). Turquoise. An overview of production of specific U.S. gemstones. U.S. Bureau of Mines Special Publication 14-19. Retrieved November 15, 2004 from http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/gemstones/sp14-95/turquoise.html
• Webster, R. (2000). Gems: Their sources, descriptions and identification (5th ed.), pp. 254-263. Butterworth-Heinemann, Great Britain. ISBN 0750616741