Sleeping Beauty Turquoise 6mm Heishi - 17-18 InchDakota Stones Sleeping Beauty Turquoise is from the Sleeping Beauty mine in Globe, Arizona famous for the outstanding robins egg blue color and quality of their rough. The Sleeping Beauty mine ceased producing Turquoise in 2012, so only a finite amount of rough material remains. With only limited amounts of this highly sought after material remaining, natural Sleeping Beauty Turquoise continues to rise in value. Turquoise is one of the oldest known

also known as the Stone Age

King Tutankhamun’s death mask was studded with Turquoise

the easy-on-the-eyes nature of a pale yellow color

” It is one of the most sought-after minerals among gem and mineral collectors

yellow to green or sea to green in color

orange and rust are due to traces of hematite within the stone

If you are a collector of cool rocks

This collection features material sourced from the Joo-shahn County mines

with inclusions of iron oxide

including Moonstone

It is thought to absorb negative energy and dissipate it before it can be spread to others

It is named for the Amazon River in Brazil