Gemstone: Natural Blue Copper Turquoise

Gemstone Shape: Oval Cabochon

Gemstone Color: Blue

Gemstone Size: 13X18MM To 15X20MM

Gemstone Quality: AAA



Turquoise deposits are widespread in North America. Some deposits, such as those of Saguache and Conejos Counties in Colorado or the Cerrillos Hills in New Mexico, are typical supergene deposits formed from copper porphyries.
Colour: Turquoise, blue, blue-green, green
Category: Phosphate minerals

1. Where is turquoise most commonly found?

Most of the world's turquoise rough is currently produced in the southwestern United States, China, Chile, Egypt, Iran, and Mexico. In these areas, rainfall infiltrates downward through soil and rock, dissolving small amounts of copper.

2. What kind of rock is turquoise found in?

Turquoise, hydrated copper and aluminum phosphate [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O] that is extensively used as a gemstone. It is a secondary mineral deposited from circulating waters, and it occurs chiefly in arid environments as blue to greenish, waxy veinlets in alumina-rich, weathered, volcanic, or sedimentary rocks.

3. Is Blue Copper Turquoise real?

Copper Turquoise Color

Turquoise Colors are hard to get in the natural form when some minerals naturally occur or added in the stone then the colors are formed. When mineral (copper) is present then blue turquoise is formed, Green Turquoise is formed when there is iron as a mineral is present.

4. What is the best quality turquoise?

Blue Turquoise

The most-prized turquoise color is an even, intense, medium blue, sometimes referred to as robin's egg blue or sky blue in the trade.

5. How do you tell real turquoise from fake?

Tips for Spotting Fake Turquoise
Look for color inconsistencies. Turquoise does have variegations in color, BUT dyed stones will have telltale lines, where the dye has collected in the natural cracks of the stone.
Tap it on your teeth. It sounds weird but it works. ...
Ask. ...
Keep your receipt.

6. How can you tell the difference between real turquoise and fake turquoise?

The quickest way to telling a plastic or resin-made imitation is to take a hot needle or pin to the surface of the stone. If it begins to melt or produce a burnt plastic smell, it's either plastic or resin. Simple enough! Trade Names: The biggest kicker to fake turquoise are the trade names that it hides behind.

7. Is Turquoise worth any money?

The price of turquoise stones normally range from $1 to $10 per carat but can range from $0.05 to $1000 per carat depending on the quality.

8. Does turquoise have gold in it?

The spider-web matrix found in this lineage of turquoise contains gold, various hues of brown, and black, which form an intricate web pattern throughout the light, blue-green turquoise. Because #8 turquoise can be found in a variety of host rocks including chert, shale and quartz, each piece is individually unique.

9. Can Turquoise be man made?

The cheapest forms of "turquoise" are block and imitation. These types of "turquoise" are made from synthetic materials - usually plastic.

10. What makes turquoise more valuable?

Turquoise in its purest form is a hydrous phosphate compound of aluminum and copper, which creates the medium blue color we all know. ... Many say that this color is the most valuable because it is the purest, only having traces of copper or aluminum.

11. Does real turquoise change color?

Turquoise is a very porous and absorptive precious stone. When a turquoise stone is exposed to water, oils and other chemicals it soaks them up like a sponge. ... Water and oil can cause some of these metals to oxidize, or in other words rust. As a result of oxidation, the stones can actually change color.

12. Is turquoise good luck?

From Afghanistan to the Zuni Pueblo, people the world over have revered turquoise as a good luck stone for centuries. Blue as the summer sky or a robin's egg, this soft stone has inspired many mystical associations.

13. Can turquoise jewelry get wet?

To clean the Turquoise gemstones in your Jewelry, you will need a small bowl of warm water, a soft toothbrush, and a soft drying towel. Do not submerge your Turquoise in the water.

14. Is Sleeping Beauty turquoise rare?

While turquoise in general isn't rare, stones from particular mines can be, such as the Sleeping Beauty mine in Globe, Arizona, which closed in 2012.

15. What does impregnated turquoise mean?

Turquoise is usually impregnated with acrylic polymer or epoxy resin for stabilization in addition to the dyeing process to change its color. This is the first time we have encountered turquoise that was dyed and impregnated with three components.