Blue sapphires with slight violet hues are still top color.
Turquoise blue stone name.
The most legendary of all the stones the turquoise crystal has reached rock star status in the world of healing minerals.
This mine is a major producer of nevada turquoise.
Its dazzling blue green shade made an appearance in ancient egypt around 6000 bce where it was incorporated into protective amulets and royal bling for the likes of king tut and cleopatra.
Turquoise is an opaque blue to green mineral that is a hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium with the chemical formula cu al 6 po 4 4 8 4h 2 o it is rare and valuable in finer grades and has been prized as a gemstone and ornamental stone for thousands of years owing to its unique hue.
There may be other turquoise stones that are green or blue in color.
The most common blue stone is a sapphire however the deep blue color can also be found in other gemstones such as kyanite lapis lazuli and zircon.
The first recorded use of turquoise as a color name in english was in 1573.
The x11 color named turquoise is displayed on the right.
Only a few gemstones have a color that is so familiar.
Easter blue produces a fine quality stone and beautiful matrix.
They use this color to treat patients prone to panic attacks or mania.
Still greenish blue and violetish blue gems are quite attractive.
The blue in turquoise comes from traces of copper and green comes from traces of iron.
Its chemical name is aluma phosphate and its color is most commonly blue.
Turquoise is the colour of the gem turquoise it is a slightly greenish shade of cyan turquoise is sometimes described as a mixture of pale blue and green.
In general a more pure blue hue is desirable and when a stone strays further from blue it s less valuable.
Turquoise ˈ t ɜːr k ɔɪ z k w ɔɪ z is a blue green color based on the gem of the same name the word turquoise comes from the french for turkish as the gem was originally imported from turkey.
Turquoise is a copper mineral with a bright blue to blue green color.
Green means there is iron present in the stone while blue means there is copper present.
A sky blue turquoise with minimal veining is typically considered to be the most valuable though in some countries blue turquoise with black veins or complex matrix patterns are more desirable.
Easter blue is an old nevada blue turquoise mine.
There are also much lighter or softer blue stones with the most common of the lighter stones being topaz and aquamarine.
For blue gemstones common secondary hues are green and violet.
People who practise holistic medicine say that turquoise has a calming effect on patients.
Turquoise is a hydrous phosphate mineral of aluminium and copper.
The name comes from the french word for turkish.
The color is so familiar and so enjoyed that the word turquoise has become a commonly used word for a milky blue green color.
The easter blue mine is owned and operated by danny and dean otteson.
Like most other opaque gems turquoise has been devalued by the introduction onto the market of.
