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For countless cultures around the globe, turquoise has been a coveted stone for many years. It is one of the oldest gemstones used in the making of jewelry, adding a type of beauty that over time has developed associations to certain areas. Paired with silver, it is a stone that has come to be associated […]
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Turquoise is a stone with a heritage that is as rich and deep as its hue. In some tribes, this stone is heralded as the sky stone. Others may refer to it as the stone of sky and water. This stone has been used by all of the Indigenous Native American tribes due to its […]
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Turquoise is a semi-transparent to opaque stone that ranges in color from whitish blue to deep dark blue, and from deep dark green to a yellowish green. Traditionally, it was said that the most prized turquoise color was a medium robin’s egg...
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Turquoise forms under ground over thousands of years. Turquoise forms within what we call the hosting rock or mother stone. Not all the material of the host rock changes to turquoise. This leaves fragments of other types of natural material within the...
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Turquoise…it is one semiprecious gemstone that most adults and even children recognize. People around the world have been drawn to this stone for thousands of years. What is it that consistently draws people to turquoise? It could be that in addition to its physical beauty, turquoise is associated with a variety of healing properties. First […]
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