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The blue colored beautiful gemstone which has won millions of people’s heart throughout the world has showed it’s significance right from ancient times. Its shining sky blue is one of the most popular trend colors in the world of jewelry and fashion. Yet, only it’s prized blue color, a color so distinctive that its name is used to describe any color that resembles it, results in its being used as a gemstone. It is said that the birth of turquoise or the oldest evidence for this claim was found in Egypt. Turquoise is being called as the birthstone for those born in the month of December. It’s also the Wedding Anniversary Gemstone associated with the 5th year of marriage. Turquoise gemstone jewelry is a popular trend these days which can be clearly evident by the increase in demand of turquoise jewelry like turquoise earrings, turquoise necklace, turquoise pendant, and turquoise bracelet and so on.

There are several of famous mining areas known for producing turquoise bearing unique characteristic. Turquoise is found in several areas including the US, Iran, Mexico, Israel, Afghanistan, China, Australia, Siberia and Europe. Some of the famous mines because of which it’s name being awarded to turquoise are as follows:

  1. Blue Diamond Turquoise: The Blue Diamond mine, located in central Nevada, opened in the late 1950’s and was mined up to 1980.
  2. Carico Lake Turquoise: Carico Lake turquoise is named after the location of its mine on a dried up lake bed in a high, cool area of Lander County, Nevada.
  3. Kingman Turquoise: The Kingman mine in northwestern Arizona is one of the largest turquoise mines in the southwest.
  4. Persian Turquoise: Persian turquoise comes from a number of mines in modern day Iran.
The color of turquoise gemstone ranges from sky blue through various shades of green to greenish and yellowish gray. The variation in the color of turquoise depends on the amount of other impurities and from which place the gemstone belongs. The physical properties of turquoise will also vary for sure as accordance to a particular turquoise mining place. Turquoise is a copper aluminum phosphate with a hardness of 6, i.e. considerably softer than quartz. Turquoise is rarely faceted as usually, it is cut into cabochons or beads, or into some more imaginative shape. The visibility of turquoise crystals is microscopically small and can hardly ever be recognized with the naked eye.

Turquoise is also said to be the ‘Healing Gemstone’ in the history of mankind. Right from ancient times the use and power of turquoise is tremendously being claimed in books and jewelry articles. Turquoise is believed to bring in happiness and good fortune. This stone is said to protect the wearer from all evils and maintains good harmony between couples. It’s also a valuable amulet for travelers.

As the iridescent and charming beauty of turquoise gemstone has allured people’s eyes so the motive to earn money more by selling of imitation, fake, stabilized, block, reconstituted turquoise have come into existence. Turquoise needs proper attention in regards of cleaning and maintaining from getting tarnished and also to last long it’s beauty.