Man has been fascinated by the stone turquoise for centuries and with good reason. This beautiful natural stone comes in colors ranging from sky blue to greenish yellow and has been used in jewelry as well as for it's healing properties for centuries.
Turquoise is mined in China, Iran, Turkey, Egypt, and Persia. In North America, it is found in Arizona and New Mexico. The stone can be rather porous and chalky and is regularly treated before it is suitable for use in jewelry. The stones are treated with a resinous substance to "stabilize" them. This rehabilitation hardens the stone production it less susceptible to chipping and keeps the color from changing due to palpate with the oils in your body.
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Turquoise is also reputed to heal all kinds of ailments. New age healers use it for the skeletal, digestive and respiratory systems. It is said to help remove toxins from smoking and other pollutants from the body. The stone is also said to help improve your attitude as well as improve creativity. It is reputed to bring you inner awareness and help develop friendships. Turquoise is reputed to help those who have trouble speaking in public, improve empathy and honesty.
One of the most beautiful types of turquoise is mined from the Sleeping attractiveness Mine in Arizona. Called sleeping attractiveness turquoise after the name of the mine, these stones are a vivid sky blue color with no matrix to speak of. These beads and stones are well sought after for jewelry production and a popular of the Zuni Pueblo silver makers who merge it into their former inlay jewelry.
Another popular turquoise is White Buffalo Turquoise which is mined from the Dry Creek Mine in Nevada and is a beautiful stone used in jewelry. Highly prized as the White Buffalo vein has only been found in one spot and once it's gone there may never be new stones in this coloration again. The stones are a light turquoise with white colorations and dark veins. Not to be confused with howlite, White buffalo turquoise is not solid white in color.
If you have turquoise jewelry or stones, you need to take special care to clean them since it is porous. Some people feel that there is an added value in vintage turquoise which has had years to institute a patina and inordinate cleaning can destroy that value. The adored means is to cleaning native turquoise is to gradually wipe it with a soft cloth but there are instances where you may require more intense cleaning and our advice is to use warm soapy water. If the turquoise is set in a piece of jewelry you should avoid submerging it in whatever liquid as it can seep into the fissures of the jewelry and cause deterioration years down the road.
One diplomatic method for cleaning turquoise is to dunk a Q-tip in warm soapy water and swab the jewelry with that - make sure you remove any soapy residue by swabbing again with a clean Q-tip dipped in clean water. Never clean your turquoise in ultrasonic or steam cleaners or use any type of chemical.
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