Hubei Turquoise with Copper Painted Edge 11-18mm Free Form Bead - 15-16 InchHubei Turquoise is sourced from Hubei Province in Northern China, one of the most recognized turquoise producing regions in the world. This material is known for its vivid blues, rich greens, and bold black spiderweb matrixcreating highly distinctive, one of a kind beads. This collection features material sourced from the Joo shahn County mines, including the Chin goo 808 Mine, known for producing turquoise with strong color contrast and dramatic

including shiller — a sometimes iridescent bronzelike luster — in some stones

” Tourmaline began to be highly prized after George Kunz

cacoxenite

Blue Tourmaline ranges in color from green to blue to yellow to green with black

Aqua Impression Jasper has been dyed to an aqua or turquoise blue color

strength and vitality while supporting centeredness and grounding

the other being Diamond

white and gray within the primarily bright to deep blue or black stone

Often mistakenly called "White Buffalo Turquoise

A prospector of the old west in the 1920's rediscovered the mine and either sold or traded the turquoise to Native American jewelry traders in New Mexico

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