Stone 101
The sky-blue stone that gave a colour its name.
Robin's-egg blue to green, often with dark webbing running through it. Here you'll find turquoise bracelets, earrings and necklaces, plus a few lookalike stones we name honestly.
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The basics
Turquoise is a copper aluminium phosphate. It forms in dry places where water carrying copper seeps through rock. Copper makes it blue, and a bit of iron pushes it toward green.
The dark lines are called matrix. They're bits of the host rock, and every piece has its own pattern.
Rituals, not rules
These are traditions people enjoy, not promises. Pick the one you keep coming back to.
Care
Straight talk
Most turquoise sold anywhere is stabilized with resin so it holds up, and some is dyed. The common fake is dyed howlite or magnesite. African turquoise is really a jasper, and turquoise impression jasper is dyed jasper. Pieces we know are dyed say (Enhanced) in the title. Ask us about any piece.
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Good questions
Turquoise is traditionally linked with protection, luck and speaking your mind, and it's tied to the throat chakra. Cultures from Persia to the American Southwest have treasured it.
It's tricky. Dyed howlite and magnesite are the usual fakes, and the dye often pools in the cracks. Most real turquoise is stabilized too. A good shop will tell you what you're buying, so ask.
No. African turquoise is a speckled blue-green jasper with a trade name. It's natural and pretty, just not turquoise.
Keep it dry. It's porous and can soak up water, oils and soap, which changes the colour. Take it off for showers, swimming and dishes.
