African Turquoise 8mm Faceted Rondelle 8-InchAfrican Turquoise is not actually Turquoise, but rather a speckled teal Jasper found in Africa and often treated to simulate the beautiful blue green associated with true Turquoise. It contains inclusions such as copper and iron, creating veins and mottling that ranges in color from rust to black. Considered a stone of transformation and evolution, it is believed to awaken those who carry it to their highest spiritual purpose.

it offers a way to work a neutral color into your designs

and architecture

light tans and earthtones

so treat it gently

Named in honor of Johann Nepomuk von Fuchs

yellow and brown

Shattuckite is a rare copper silicate hydroxide mineral

including Diamond

which occurs in many colors

Silica-rich waters create hardened deposits that preserve coral skeletons

but those varieties are transparent

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