Turquoise is a very popular stone for jewelry making. It's most valuable when it is a robin's egg blue color or a deep blue. This valuable turquoise comes from Iran and their color is an indication of copper deposits within the stone. The less precious turquoise is greener in color and is often found in North America, although birght blue turquoise is found rarely in the US. For example you can get bright blue turquoise fromt the Sleeping Beauty mine in Arizona, but the unreal beauty of this turquoise is reflected in the price! The green color or spidery texture of some turquoise indicates the inclusions of rock fragments such as malachite, limonite and sandstone. In some cases you may also find traces of jasper, another popular bead stone within turquoise.
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