Mafia Brand On The Runway At Ottawa Fashion Week
Wednesday, March 16th, 2011The MAFIA empire is gearing up for Ottawa Fashion Week, and more developments are afoot for the brand. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘Turquoise Jewelry’
Mafia Empire Heats Up Ottawa Fashion Week And The Juno Awards
Sunday, March 6th, 2011Ottawa Fashion Week is happening in March of 2011, and MAFIA Jewellery will be there heating up there streets! (more…)
Treasure Hunting For Turquoise
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009Turquoise is possibly the most valuable, non-transparent mineral used in jewelry. It has been mined since at least 6000 BC by Egyptians. Like other opaque such as coral, turquoise is commonly sold by the size in millimeters rather than by weight.
Turquoise is usually found sandstone layers and can be seen as splotches or as a network of brown or black veins running through the sandstone. There are many small-scale mining operations that are worked by hand. Only one mine in Apache Canyon California operates at a commercial capacity today. (more…)