Monday, April 5, 2010

Learning Corner: Gemstone of the day

Sleeping beauty turquoise is named after the mountains in Arizona where this beautiful gem is mined. Did you know that the Sleeping Beauty Mountains, located in Globe, Arizona produce the best turquoise in the world?  Pretty cool, huh.


The best part of sleeping beauty turquoise is its famed deep robin blue hue with little or no matrix. Thus, Sleeping Beauty Mountains yields only a small amount of high quality turquoise.
I love working with these true beauties. These are truly rare gemstones and thus are much more expensive than normal turquoise. You must see for yourself!

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