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The public is welcome to join us for an exciting guest lecture about one of the world's most popular gemstones!Turquoise is found on six continents. It forms in arid regions where water seeps through rock, interacting with phosphorus, copper, aluminum, and iron deposits. Turquoise has been used as a stone of protection for millennia, from the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs, to the prayer beads of Tibet, to the crowns of the church elite in Europe, and the ceremonial masks of Mayan, Aztecan, and Mixtec cultures.
Carrie Calisay Cannon is a member of the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma, and also of Oglala Lakota and German ancestry. She has a B.S. in Wildlife Biology and an M.S. in Resource Management. Carrie is a full-time Ethnobotanist with the Hualapai Indian Tribe of the Grand Canyon of Arizona. She is also a lapidary and silversmith artist who creates Native southwestern turquoise jewelry.
Her presentation will focus on the worldwide fascination, celebration, collection and rare occurrence of this coveted stone.
A general discussion will follow after the presentation.
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4134 Judah St, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94122
