What is lavender Turquoise?

Lavender Turquoise, also known as Golden Hills or Kazakhstan Turquoise, is special for many reasons. Discovered in 2013, Golden Hills Turquoise comes from a deposit in the Golden Hills mine in Kazakhstan. The stone is a light blue color with a matrix that can be anywhere from a deep lavender to deep reds or browns.

Is purple turquoise valuable?

This is a very rare and valuable stone. During my travels, I hear from the rock hounds and the vendors the term "Old Sugilite" and "New Sugilite". All I could gather is that "old" is more desirable than "new", although all sugilite is collectable and rare to find.

Is Golden Hill turquoise rare?

Golden Hill Turquoise is originally found in Kazakhstan and is also known as Kazakhstan turquoise. This rare and beautiful gem is found in the deposit in the Altyn-Tyube mine in Kazakhstan.

What is a Sleeping Beauty turquoise?

Sleeping Beauty turquoise is noted for its solid, light blue color with no matrix. The host rock is granite. Sleeping Beauty turquoise is the favorite of Zuni Pueblo lapidaries and silversmiths for the purity in color. This mine was one of the largest in North America.

What is Golden Hill turquoise?

Golden Hill Turquoise showcases a Light Blue Stone with Lavender Hues. Its matrix can range from a deep Lavendar to deep Reds, Browns or Rust Colors. Like Turquoises from Egypt, Tibet or Persia, wherever you find Copper or Iron, there is the possibility of finding Turquoise.

What is Egyptian turquoise?

Egyptian Turquoise was first found in Egypt well over 7,500 years ago. It was highly coveted by the Egyptians to be a secred stone with metaphysical powers. Egyptian Turquoise was used by Egyptian healers, worn Kings, Pharaohs, Rulers and important people from that early period in world history.

What is Sonoran turquoise?

One of the hottest new Turquoise varieties on the market in 2019/2020 is called Sonoran Gold. This beautiful turquoise comes in an aqua blue, lime green, and a two tone blue and green. It features beautiful golden to brown matrix. This material produces some of the most beautiful gemstones you will ever see.

Which turquoise is most valuable?

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.

How do I know if my turquoise is real?

The most effective way to identify real Turquoise is to do the scratch test. Howlite or other materials fake Turquoise is made from are softer stones than genuine Turquoise. Lightly use your nail to scratch a less visible part of the stone like the backside and if it scratches easily, it's howlite.

Why is Sleeping Beauty turquoise so expensive?

In 2012, the Sleeping Beauty mine closed and sent prices skyrocketing (not because the mine was spent, but because the copper mine that owned the mining concession sold the mine, and its new owner decided not to pursue the turquoise mining operation, according to Foutz). Buyers used to pay $10 per ct.

Is there natural purple turquoise?

Answer: Hey Pat, I am sorry, but there is no natural purple turquoise. Turquoise is a hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminum, both of which cause the blue to green color. The natural color of turquoise ranges from chalky white to a yellowish green.

What is Mojave turquoise?

Turquoise has been extracted from Sinai Peninsula in Iran, mining turquoise since 5000 B.C. Mojave turquoise is a breathtakingly vivid Turquoise that has been crafted through a process using hydraulic press by assembling turquoise nuggets. A bronze metal matrix is introduced throughout the base of brick turquoise.

What is Ithaca peak turquoise?

Ithaca Peak Turquoise comes from the Cerbat Mountains in Mohave County and is part of the Kingman mining operations. This beautiful variety of Turquoise ranges in color from a true light blue with a black spider-webbing to a deep rich blue with black matrix, quartz matrix, and pyrite inclusions.

Is purple Mojave turquoise real?

Yes, you heard us right, it is a purple stone! Purple Mohave Turquoise is only available in the Kingman Mine in Arizona. This unique stone showcases bright crimsons, blues, pinks, purples, and violets with striking metallic matrices. Unfortunately, it is not naturally purple.

Where is purple turquoise from?

Only available from Kingman in the Kingman Mining District of Arizona's Mohave County in the United States, every Purple Mohave Turquoise has its own beautiful mosaicking, making every one uniquely individual.

Is Chinese turquoise real turquoise?

Chinese Turquoise is simular to American Turquoise in that the mines produce Turquoise in almost every color and matrix variation. Turquoise was never as popular in China as Jade until recently. But here in the United States some of the finest Turquoise ever sold has come from China.

How expensive is real turquoise?

Turquoise prices normally range from $1 to $10 per carat but can reach $1000 per carat for the best quality stones. Real turquoise of the top quality costs even more than gold, so it is definitely worth the money.

Can turquoise get wet?

Can you shower with a turquoise jewel? As mentioned before, water and humidity are not recommended. This mineral from dry and arid environments will absorb liquids and chemical products (water, soap, cream, ...) and the colour will be altered.

What is genuine turquoise?

All summed up, Genuine Turquoise is a term to describe gemstones that are cut from pure "hydrated phosphate of aluminum and copper" that is either natural, enhanced, stabilized or dyed and has not been crushed and mixed with any other material. It should not be confused with the term Natural Turquoise.

Why is my turquoise turning green?

Because all natural turquoise is at least a little porous, things like oils, soaps and other chemicals can get into the stone and can change its color. The pores of the stone will even absorb the natural oils produced by the skin causing it to turn a greenish color over time.

What is AAA grade turquoise?

Best (AAA)

These turquoise stones have a sky-blue hue and are also eye-clean. In terms of quality, this category features the top 10% of the turquoise stones.

What is Bisbee II turquoise?

Bisbee Blue or Bisbee turquoise refers to the turquoise that comes from copper mines located in the vicinity of Bisbee, Arizona.

What is Campitos turquoise?

This is a clear turquoise from Compitas mine in Sonora, Mexico which resembles the deep blues of Sleeping Beauty. It is medium light-blue with no matrix and a little pyrite. The turquoise is very unique in that it is found as free-form nuggets in clay material, rather than in rock veins.

What is Boulder turquoise?

Boulder Turquoise is comprised of Jasper surrounding ribbons of Turquoise making it unusual to find this dense hard stone. It has such great coloring on it's own with shades of Teal running through rich brown boulders.