Hubei Turquoise 4mm Blue Green Faceted Cube AA - 15-16 Inch Lions Paw grip and straighten bent wire

grip and straighten bent wire

currently believed to be due to the presence of a copper-based mineral such as Malachite or Azurite

brown to golden-yellow hydrous potassium iron titanium silicate mineral

the colors are naturally occurring

The stone includes shades of blue-gray

Hubei Turquoise 4mm Blue Green Faceted Cube AA - 15-16 Inch Lions Paw grip and straighten bent wireHubei Turquoise From the Hubei province in Northern China. Two of the finest mines in the Hubei province are the Yungai, which means, "a mountain covered with cloud" and the Zhuxi "a mountain where growing plenty of bamboo". Turquoise is an ancient gemstone, one of the first known to man. Known to Egyptian and Aztec cultures thousands of years ago, Turquoise is now mined all over the world. Turquoise is formed when water passes through aluminous rock