turquoise lovely shade of blue green
the lines of yellow, white, red, black
the turquoise stone
the product of heat and pressure
a mix of inner earthen elements
the turquoise stone
the healing of the copper ingredient
the sheltering with love and connection
the turquoise stone
from http://www.proctormuseum.us/Minerals/Copper%20minerals/Copper-Minerals.htm
TURQUOISE
The word Turquoise is Old French for Turkish. CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8.5H2O is the chemical formula for this light "turquoise" colored gemstone, which unfortunately is relatively soft and therefore often needs additional stabilization. All gemstone turquoise is not "turquoise" colored. Some are more greenish blue and some are very pale blue. Turquoise has been called the Turkish stone since the 13th Century A.D., possibly because the Turks used it so much. Turquoise was highly prized by the Aztecs. The Navajo people have used it for many years in jewelry making and they have high regard for this beautiful stone. Turquoise has been mined for thousands of years in the Sinai peninsula. There is a medieval legend that the color would fade if the stone was in contact with a sick person, but it would regain its color near someone who was healthy.
2 comments:
my dad had a chunk of quartz, that travelled with us from home to home. he believed it healed. that and a horse shoe, which was always afixed above our front door, like a u to catch wealth or happiness, i'm not sure which one...
Oh I like that shade of blue as well, like the sky on one of those carefree summer days when I was younger.
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