ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — It’s a “hydrated phosphate of copper,” but you may just know it as turquoise. The blue-green mineral widely regarded as a gemstone has significant deposits across the world, ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Now that the majority of the state is in the Turquoise Level, community events have started picking back up this weekend. From markets to community service projects and ...

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 ...

Examples of the blue-green rock sit on display in Albuquerque's Turquoise Museum. The privately owned museum boasts specimens from 80 different turquoise mines from around the world. A "Rattlesnake ...