Everything you need to know about turquoise and why they are so rare.
Turquoise: the ornamental blue stone that is becoming rarer with each passing year Revered by Aztec kings and Egyptian pharaohs, and a sacred stone for the Native American people, turquoise has been prized for thousands of years. 01 April 2021 by CLAIRE ROBERTS An opaque mineral with a waxy lustre that is worn as a gemstone and collected as an ornamental stone, it is enjoying a welcome renaissance in the world of jewellery, with designers falling for its dreamy blue charms in droves. The word turquoise is derived from the old French word for “Turkish”, referencing the traders who ori...
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