Turquoise cabochon earrings v. 01

Turquoise cabochon v. 01 from Burnstein Azalee Jewelry
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* 18-karat gold & turquoises
* genuine design
* without blinking, low lag
* handmade jewelry

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Turquoise is a translucent to opaque gemstone. It exhibits a range of blue and green colors from sky-blue to blue-green to apple green. On Mohs' scale of hardness, turquoise ranks 5 to 6. Sources include Iran (near Nishapur), Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, Israel, Mexico, Tanzania, and the United States (Arizona, Nevada).

Natural beauty of turquoise has captivated a multitude of cultures spanning millennia. Where does the story begin? That is hard to say, but turquoise has been found in royal burial chambers dating back as far as 5500 BC. It is now 2010, so you can do the math. That is a pretty amazing track record.

Turquoise is available in a range of colors from green to robin’s egg blue, with or without webbing. Webbing refers to the fine dark lines that are found interlaced throughout the gemstone. This is often seen in Chinese turquoise and can create some visually striking patterns. Turquoise is also a great collector’s gem since it is available from a number of sources – the US, China, Mexico, Turkey, Brazil, Argentina, Iran.

The name turquoise is apparently related to the fact that is was brought to Europe from the Eastern Mediterranean by Levantine traders, more commonly known as Turks. Its been used as a valuable ornament for ages and was used by the Egyptians thousands of years ago. The color is, of course, turquoise, but its range of color varies from green and greenish blue to sky blue shades.

For centuries, the most valuable turquoise came from Iran (Persia) but today some specimens mined in the southwestern United States compete with it. The name "Persian Turquoise" is now generally used to refer to any turquoise stone that does not have the black or brown veining commonly found in turquoise mined in the United States and used in a style of jewelry created by the American Indians.
Turquoise is one of the oldest known gem materials. The Egyptians were mining turquoise in the Sinai as early as 5,500 BC. The blue color of turquoise was thought to have powerful metaphysical properties by many ancient cultures. In ancient Mexico, turquoise was reserved for the gods and could not be worn by mere mortals. In Asia, turquoise was considered as effective protection against the evil eye. In Tibet even today, turquoise is by far the most popular of all materials used for personal adornment, and still play an important part in religious ceremonies. In the United States South West, the Apache believed that turquoise helped warriors and hunters to aim accurately. The Zuni believed that it protected them from demons. Another belief was that turquoise had the power to protect the wearer from injury from falling, especially falling from horse-back, and that it made the horse more sure footed.

Turquoise was also thought to promote prosperity and is the one of the official birth stones for the month of December as adopted by the American National Association of Jewelers in 1912 and the Planetary stone for Aquarius, Taurus and Sagittarius.

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