50 years ago I was a jeweler and Silversmith. People used to drop in my workshop with semiprecious stones they had bought during their world travels. One day a fellow came in with over 1,000 carats of Persian turquoise. He said he had bought it all in Mashed. They were all natural, robin's egg blue with some brown inclusions. I bought everything and for the next 2 years set the stones in Silver rings I made, along with less valuable agate, jade, moonstone, and other stones. Sales were really good. I sold off all the tiny bead stones to another jeweler. I still have the very best stone.
I did not know that there are only two mines in Iran . And one is community owned. Great and educational Documentary. I did not know as much as this documentary offered, despite living my first 20 years in Iran. Thanks for the work. Greetings from California.
Iranians are kind, generous and deeply emotional people with a long, proud and strong history. Islam only refined their character. I wish our governments would come to peaceful, mutually beneficial terms. We could learn much from each other, inshallah.
Actually, three turquoise mines are located in Iran - Nishapur, Kerman, and Damghan. Of these, Nishapur is recognised as the oldest and most renowned mine globally, producing the highest quality turquoise in the world. Kerman mine also has turquoise, but most of its stones require stabilisation, similar to the American turquoise. However, there are always exceptions. Mining activities are currently banned in the Damghan mine. 💎
I've never seen such best and professional documentaries from any other source...completing all aspects of gem and the region...all ingredients of a good documentary are there... Thanks and congrats Mr. Voillot Patrick...
Being a Pueblo Native American I buy and work with silver smithing and turquoise,( my home regional stone)... and the tensions between USA and Iran worsens...sad...
The Docu is magnificent and I loved their ring with unpolished diamonds. Not everything is supposed to shine to the outside, some gems better to keep their light for themselves and for the wearers they adorn and protect. Loved it so much I stayed at home on such a beautiful Spring day just to watch it ( and learn from it).
Iran was always known by Iranians for the past 3000 years as Iran. Persia is the name the Greeks called Iran (Persis) which is the name of a province in South-Western Iran where the first world empire Acheminds rose to power called "Pars". In the same way, a German knows his/her country as Deutschland but to a non-German, the country is Germany and not Deutschland. Hope that clears things a bit!
I am so impressed with your documentaries and the history behind all of those beautiful pieces of gems. Thank you, I’m so glad to have discovered your RU-vid channel.
You have contributed fabulously in gemstones documentaries...all of the documentaries are professional and show the glimpse of the society where they are being mined... Perfect Love from Pakistan
In Iran, up to about 1970 turquoise was just a semi precious stone and you could just buy cut ones in bulk and take it out of Iran. Lots of hippies with money did so. In 1967 Shah gave Jacqueline Kennedy a necklace with one single prime quality turquise as big as a large egg. This was an official gift upon visiting the US by the Shah and Farah. So, the necklace most likely is still among the collection of the gifts received by the presidents at the White House.
and by the way most Turquoise mines in Iran have advanced machinery and sophisticated operations, this is just a small local mine that the villagers operate.
I wonder if the Crown of England paid for the priceless treasure. And France, UK and France did they pay to the country for taking all the precious pieces? I hope they didn't steal them. Anyway thank you for the beautiful video. I just feel sorry for those very rich country but with very poor people. They get only 80 Euros per month for the hard work....
Very interesting documentary. Hard work & it seems to me that good quality turquoise is hard to come by. America has many different & gorgeous turquoise. But, there r so many immitations, synthetic turquoise. 💙 natural turquoise & other rare gemstones. ThankU
I have a large collection of Iranian turquoise and I must say turquoise is a bit addictive. And the high quality Iranian is the most famous of the industry.
@@MoosefromCanada what the hell is a hot pin test ? And the Acetone test so I'm guessing I can use nail polish remover.And the q-tip is supposed to look like what please.I am begging you to give a better answer.And explanation, please with detailed instructions.This is important to me!!!!! I have some Native American friends.I want to buy some turquoise jewelry for. So it's very important to me I give them the real deal!!!! Please.
I beg to differ. The sleeping beauty turquoise from the USA is by far my favorite. There's none of the brown veining in it. It's a beautiful vibrant blue. The mine shut down years back driving up its price Now people substitute howlite but it's not as pretty.
I agree with you, the Turquoise without the brown veins, flawless blue of Sleeping Beauty Mine is a treasure. Sadly the Chinese have bought those mines for the copper, which is more expensive than Turquoise.
The gentleman whose stones you said were not worth as much because of the matrix in it...well on the world market it is highly sort after and very beautiful
I love Turquoise. This a stone of heaven and it's associated with various planets in astrology. This is associated with Venus, Saturn, Rahu-Ketu, Jupiter & Mercury. Even Uranus & Neptune are associated with this beauty.
Very educational...thank you. I make jewelry at a very beginner level. I was given a beautiful collection of turquoise by a family member and was wondering about the quality and such as it is in all stages of form. There is raw and cut and a variety of qualities and now I am able to better gauge how I proceed with making pieces and then pricing each. Thank you again. May The God of Abraham, Jacob and Isaac bless you this day! 🙏❤️🤣 oh wow watching this for almost an hour with the middle eastern music and all has stirred up my foundational Christianity roots I guess!?! Giggles well God Bless You in whatever region you are in because there is after all only ONE TRUE GOD! ❤️🙏
I am a Muslim, but I didn't know that our Prophet told us to wear or use Turquoise! Anyway I am a Muslim Sunni, Iranian are Shia' maybe in their tradition, in Persia. but not in Islamic Law,
In one of my sci-fi stories, on a distant planet far from earth a civilization built a vast and luxurious city out of giant deposits of wild turquoise.
Why countries with no resources like Germany, Japan, UK...are so rich while countries like Russia, Iran, Turkey, Pakistan, Brazil, are so poor while so rich in resources? Look at these men. Working hard for a piece of bread, searching deep in the ground for a blue stone. They own the valuable stone yet they are the poor ones. This life / society is so screwed.
iran about forty years ago ended the colonization of usa and thereafter was under sanctions and because of petrodollar cannot even transfer money from other countries; but you never see homeless people in the streets like that in usa and other countries;
Thanks for the wonderful documentary. In India, Turquoise is known as Feroza...must have been from the area in Iran as you have mentioned. But I disagree with your commentary towards the end, India was periodically looted for gold, diamonds, women...the Kohinoor is from India as well as the Pink Diamond!
Someone got me some lapis from there the other year, dont know if it was originally from there, but it is a fair sized chunk, and will cut a fair few stones. good quality too.
This might help you: generally speaking, Persian or Afghan lapis lazuli is blue but slightly violet; sometimes, it has pyrite. This stone is considered one of the highest quality. But Russian lapis lazuli is blue with all different shades and white spots (calcite), making it cheap. Chilean ones also have calcite (white patches) and green inclusions.
Interesting presentation. Fabulous and stunning 💎 jewels. I wish I could visit the museum. I did see The Crown 👑 Jewels💎Of England. The jewels cast an array of Aurora rainbows 🌈 inside the grand vault that housed the precious 💎 gemstones.
If you enjoy travelling, you may be interested in visiting the exclusive turquoise marketplace in Nishapur, Iran. We also offer natural Persian turquoise with free worldwide shipping for your convenience. 💎
I've always thought that the matching " gem "for the Turquoises are pearls, otherwise the right kind of Jade/deits, but you don't see many such combinations. You see often, instead, Turqises encircled by Diamants: in my opinion, their coupling starts the effects of clashing lights which I don't appreciate at all, and I don't understand why such great Jewelry names keep putting them together. I m not a professional designer, but sooner or later I will show the world what I mean. Let me have the Corona V behind the back, and find the right material to work with.
I had a gorgeous necklace and bracelet set I made and sold w turquoise, baroque pearls and bronze colored beads. It had a gorgeous Victorian setting in the necklace. I Iove turquoise w gold. It was one of my fav sets. It was a one of a kind piece like most of my jewelry.
Patrick Voillot a voyagé il y a une quinzaine d'année en Iran avec une équipe de tournage. J'étais leur guide en Iran. Il utilisait mon cellulaire pour appeler à l'étranger, au moment où il quittait l'Iran je lui ai demandé de me payer pour le téléphone, il m'a demandé de lui envoyer par courriel la facture. La facture était l'équivelent de 220 euros. Il ne m'a jamais payé, il est un escroc.
