Miners also uncovered an exclusive strain of turquoise, "Bisbee Blue." Nearly a century after the mine opened, the ore reserves were declared depleted and Phelps Dodge, the major mining company in ...

The turquoise that we all know Bisbee blue did come from the old Lavender Pit. The underground did find trace amounts, but not not anything that you find in jewelry or anything. [DOUG GRAHAM] My ...

Miners found a strain of turquoise exclusive to the area, which became known as “Bisbee Blue.” Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Today, visitors can don hard hats and ...

A popular mineral, Turquoise, was also a byproduct of the mining. Bisbee turquoise, also known as “Bisbee Blue,” is among the finest turquoise found in the world. Bisbee is known for a lot of ...

Miners found a strain of turquoise exclusive to the area, which became known as “Bisbee Blue.” Today, visitors can don hard hats and headlamps and ride a small train down into the Copper Queen ...

The blue-green mineral widely regarded as a gemstone ... I want Long Mountain turquoise or Bisbee turquoise or Cerillos turquoise or Enchantment turquoise, and you’re referring to which mine ...

In 1975, the Copper Queen mine, which had produced Bisbee Blue turquoise from Bisbee, Arizona, closed its mining operations. Morenci mine in Greenlee County, Arizona, although still active ...

Raymond C. Yazzie, 2012. Coral, Lone Mountain and Orvil Jack turquoise, opal, sugilite, 14-karat gold. Collection of Janice Moody. Photographer: Michael S. Waddell ...

In its most iconic form, turquoise looks like a clear blue sky. Beneath that tranquil surface, however, there is a complicated stone. ‘‘It is not about color,’’ said Joe Dan Lowry ...

Miners found a strain of turquoise exclusive to the area, which became known as “Bisbee Blue.” Today, visitors can don hard hats and headlamps and ride a small train down into the Copper Queen ...