Turquoise is an opaque mineral that occurs in beautiful shades of blue bluish green green and yellowish green.
Turquoise stone malayalam name.
Traditionally it was said that the most prized turquoise color was a medium robin s egg blue.
The rest needs some form of help to be considered jewelry.
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.
Boulder turquoise also called ribbon turquoise refers to how the stone is cut not where it comes from.
Turquoise is weighed in carats and five carats equal one gram.
There may be other turquoise stones that are green or blue in color.
Isolated from one another the ancient people of africa asia south america and north america independently made turquoise one of their preferred materials for producing gemstones inlay and small.
For any size the quality and evenness of the color is the overriding value.
Turquoise forms in veins of various widths within.
Turquoise is a hydrous phosphate mineral of aluminium and copper.
Its porous allows it to discolor stain and fade.
Turquoise translation in english malayalam dictionary.
Even though turquoise makes for breathtaking jewelry this sedimentary mineral is relatively soft and porous.
Its chemical name is aluma phosphate and its color is most commonly blue.
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.
Are known as semiprecious stones.
The most legendary of all the stones the turquoise crystal has reached rock star status in the world of healing minerals.
All sizes even very small stones are used in native american jewelry and large pieces of turquoise rough are popular for carvings.
The navaratna stone set is as below.
Green means there is iron present in the stone while blue means there is copper present.
It has been treasured as a gemstone for thousands of years.
What color of turquoise is worth more.
Historically less than about 10 of all excavated turquoise has the hardness and density to be considered gem quality.
Birdseye turquoise is a term that describes turquoise made up of many small turquoise nuggets surrounded by a darker blue matrix it is similar to spiderweb turquoise but spiderweb has a dark matrix.
The softness causes it to easily fracture or chip.
Said to bring prosperity in education banking and research.
Like most other opaque gems turquoise has been devalued by the introduction onto the market of.
Emerald ruby sapphire and diamond are known as the four precious stones whereas pearl coral hessonite cat s eye garnet amethyst topaz tourmaline aquamarine opal lapis lazuli turquoise.