Turquoise Jewelry - Yesterday and Today!
Turquoise is an ancient gemstone that has been used for years together as a piece of rich
jewelry.
In many cultures, turquoise was considered to be a very holy stone, and itwas used
to bring luck and ward of...
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Turquoise Jewelry - Yesterday and Today!
Turquoise is an ancient gemstone that has been used for years together as a piece of rich
jewelry.
In many cultures, turquoise was considered to be a very holy stone, and itwas used
to bring luck and ward of negative energy, to travellers and royal people.
The colour of the
stone varies greatly; you will find that Turquoise Jewelry is bluish green in colour.
Sometimes the colour is pale and sometimes itis dark, you can easily find one that suits
your personality.
The reason for the turquoise stone to vary greatly in colour is because of
the copper and iron content in it.
The blue is the direct result of the copper in the turquoise
stone and the green is because of the direct result of the iron in the turquoise stone.
The
earliest recordings of turquoise jewelry is 6000BC where itwas found that Egyptians were
mining turquoise.
The word “turquoise”was actually given because the stone was found in
Turkey first,hence the name turquoise.
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