African Turquoise 8mm Star Cut Coin A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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African Turquoise 8mm Star Cut Coin A Grade - 15-16 InchAfrican Turquoise is not actually Turquoise, but rather a speckled teal Jasper found in Africa and often treated to simulate the beautiful blue to green associated with true Turquoise. It contains inclusions such as copper and iron, creating veins and mottling that ranges in color from rust to black. Considered a stone of transformation and evolution, it is believed to awaken those who carry it to their highest spiritual purpose.

It is also thought to offer special protection to the emotionally sensitive

mined since 4000 BCE

A form of chalcedony made of quartz

colored by carotenoids

sometimes brecciated patterns

gold and brown

olive green and gray to green

ranging in color from pale yellow to golden yellow

New Burma Jade is the trade name for a semi-translucent serpentine stone available in a variety of green shades including olive

It is a variety of the mineral corundum

Weight: grams: 85-230 grams

in colors from light green to yellow green to olive