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Elizabeth Cook-Romero I The New Mexican
December 21, 2006

In 1857 William Blake, the first geologist to visit Mount Chalchihuitl near the town of Cerrillos, made sketches of the open pit where Native Americans had mined turquoise since 800 A.D. Local mine buffs say the pit has changed little since then. Blake estimated the depth of the hole to be between 200 and 300 feet, but today it?s known to be closer to 85 feet. Blake?s mistake is understandable ? when approached from the east, the almost-vertical drop into the Great Western Pit of Chalchihuitl is startling.

?I was so much struck with the extent of this singular excavation that it was some minutes before I could believe that it was the work of men alone and for an ornamental stone. ... That such an extensive excavation and breaking away of the hard rocks can be the work of Indians without powder seems incredible but such it undoubtedly is,? he wrote in a journal. . . . . .  . .

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« Reply #1 on: December 26, 2006, 10:26:11 pm »
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Thanks Sue  Wink

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Thanks for another interesting article. Turquoise is my favorite stone to work with although I've never used any rough from Cerrillos. My choices are either Kingman- Sleeping Beauty or Chinese. 95% of the turquoise sold on the market these days is stablized. 90%of the turqiouse these days comes from China. It's getting harder and harder to find good quality American rough.

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Good reading.  Thanks for sharing.

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yes great info...thanks for sharring

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