Hubei Turquoise Light Blue 2.5mm Cube Faceted AAA Grade - 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

whose name is derived from the Greek word for Rose

Turquoise beads found in Iraq date back to 5000 BCE

most turquoise on the market is stabilized to improve durability

White Howlite is named for Canadian mineralogist Henry How

Picture Jasper is a form of brown Jasper characterized by its unique banding and flow patterns created by petrified or silicate mud and occasional dendritic inclusions

gold and brown

while the amount of Iron in the stone varies its shade of purple

Hematite is black to steel-gray or silver-gray

Turquoise is one of the oldest known stones in human history

and used it to create amulets to be buried with the deceased

with inclusions of white to colorless translucent or transparent

” referring to the patterns in the stone looking like broken