Types Of Turquoise Chart

Its so fascinating to see the variety of colors that can be produced by different turquoise mines in the Southwest.

Types of turquoise chart. Dry Creek turquoise mine is on the Shoshone Indian. Here are the different color shades of Turquoise. Yellow Citrine Necklace Mala.

Some of the Turquoise has rare quarts matrix. Black chert is a host rock that attaches itself to this turquoise. Bisbee Enhanced Bisbee Stabilized Black Widow.

It is not valuable because it is pure plastic 1. Birdseye Turquoise is a term that describes turquoise made up of many small turquoise nuggets surrounded by a darker blue matrix. As early as 3000 BCE the Ancient Egyptians mined and worked turquoise into jewelry and ceremonial objects.

Classic Damale Turquoise Cabochon. Classic Bisbee from Arizona Classic Nevada Blue Gem Carico Lake Lime Green Brown Tortoise Turquoise Super Highgrade Dry Creek Dark Green Damale Manassa Green from Colorado Morenci blue from Arizona Mint Green Tortoise From Nevada Fox Aqua Blue Green Turquoise Yellow Ivory Tortoise Classic Natural Sleeping Beauty Robins Egg Blue Pilot. It was first mined in the late 1950s and production ends in 1980.

The similarity of colors can be determined by the name or using special formula to calculate distance between different named colors. Blue and blue-green turquoise originate from these deposits as well. Dark blue-green color with a black spider web matrix.