Strike Out or Strike it Rich: Could You Make it as a Turquoise Miner?

Water, aluminum and copper are the main minerals that make up turquoise.

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Turquoise is formed over millions of years, as water seeps through rock containing copper, aluminum, and other minerals. The water gains color and eventually hardens and forms the turquoise stone.

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Turquoise is formed over millions of years, as water seeps through rock containing copper, aluminum, and other minerals. The water gains color and eventually hardens and forms the turquoise stone.

If the turquoise stone is green, that means that more aluminum is present.

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If the stone is green, that means that more iron is present.

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If the stone is green, that means that more iron is present.

You can follow a feeder vein to get to turquoise.

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Once the rocks are exposed, you can follow a feeder vein (the cracks in the rock) to get you to the turquoise.

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Once the rocks are exposed, you can follow a feeder vein (the cracks in the rock) to get you to the turquoise.

White buffalo is a type of turquoise.

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Even though the Otteons mine for White Buffalo on their claims, the stone is actually dolomite, which is made up of calcium magnesium carbonate.

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Even though the Otteons mine for White Buffalo on their claims, the stone is actually dolomite, which is made up of calcium magnesium carbonate.

Turquoise stones that have light and dark green or light and dark blue are called dual toned.

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Turquoise with both light and dark colors are called two toned.

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Turquoise with both light and dark colors are called two toned.

150 pounds of ammonium nitrate (ANFO) is enough to vaporize a car.

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Ammonium nitrate is a powerful explosive tool that is used to fill drill holes to spread the explosion. Use sparingly.

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Ammonium nitrate is a powerful explosive tool that is used to fill drill holes to spread the explosion. Use sparingly.

Lead line is used to get the miner as close to the explosion as possible.

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Quite the opposite, actually. Lead line is connected to the dynamite in the drill holes, and then strung far away from the blast site. This lets the miners get to where they want to be when they set off the explosion.

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Quite the opposite, actually. Lead line is connected to the dynamite in the drill holes, and then strung far away from the blast site. This lets the miners get to where they want to be when they set off the explosion.

You’ve found some turquoise! Yay! Now you should lick it to see if it’s what you want.

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Go ahead, give that stone a lick! Licking the stone, or the “tongue test” as the Ottesons call it, helps the miner to see if the stone will have the hardness it needs, and gives an idea of how it will look when it is polished.

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Go ahead, give that stone a lick! Licking the stone, or the “tongue test” as the Ottesons call it, helps the miner to see if the stone will have the hardness it needs, and gives an idea of how it will look when it is polished.

When you are licking the stone, if it sticks to your tongue then you know you have high-grade turquoise.

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If the stone sticks to your tongue, it’s not what you need. When the stone is smooth and feels like glass, that’s when you know that you have some good stuff.

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If the stone sticks to your tongue, it’s not what you need. When the stone is smooth and feels like glass, that’s when you know that you have some good stuff.

“Paint” on rocks above ground might be a good indication that turquoise is underground.

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“Paint” is what the Ottesons call rocks on the surface that look like blue color has been painted on with a paintbrush. Usually, these rocks indicate that there is high-grade turquoise underground.

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“Paint” is what the Ottesons call rocks on the surface that look like blue color has been painted on with a paintbrush. Usually, these rocks indicate that there is high-grade turquoise underground.

Strike Out or Strike it Rich: Could You Make it as a Turquoise Miner?

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