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About Turquoise
Colours: Pale Blue, Bright Blue, Blue Green.
Hardness: 5 to 6
This opaque mineral forms in areas of hydrothermal disruption. The world's finest
sources of Turquoise are Iran and the southwestern United States. Jewelry-quality
Turquoise comes in a range of blues with white, brown, or black mottling. Some
Turquoise is porous and is treated with plastic before it is used. It is easily
carved and makes fine Cabochons.
This opaque mineral forms in areas of hydrothermal disruption. The world's finest
sources of Turquoise are Iran and the southwestern United States. Jewelry-quality
Turquoise comes in a range of blues with white, brown, or black mottling. Some
Turquoise is porous and is treated with plastic before it is used. It is easily
carved and makes fine Cabochons.
