Showing posts with label Turquoise. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Turquoise. Show all posts
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Monday, August 8, 2011
Stunning Malachite and Turquoise Collection
Margaret from bohowirewrapped featured my Arizona Turquoise Pendant in this stunning Collection! Malachite and turquoise are two of my favorite gemstones!
Thanks Margaret! ♥
Thanks Margaret! ♥
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Turquoise is blue or green..
I got an email today from a company that advertised all the colors of turquoise.. I'm rolling my eyes! there was Navy Blue, PINK! Prussian Blue and my "favorite" Violet! ( ICK!) .. OK to be fair they did say dyed.
but here's my take on turquoise:
Turquoise is only blue or green! There is no such thing as white,White Buffalo,purple,pink,yellow or apple green turquoise! Well they exist but they aren't turquoise.
Identifying turquoise:
Turquoise is copper aluminum iron phosphate, chemical formula: CUA!6 (PO4)4 OH8 4H20
Howlite is calcium barium hydroxide,
Magnesite is magnesium carbonate,
This misinformation of the trade is misleading and in my humble opinion criminal!
but here's my take on turquoise:
Turquoise is only blue or green! There is no such thing as white,White Buffalo,purple,pink,yellow or apple green turquoise! Well they exist but they aren't turquoise.
Identifying turquoise:
Turquoise is copper aluminum iron phosphate, chemical formula: CUA!6 (PO4)4 OH8 4H20
Howlite is calcium barium hydroxide,
Magnesite is magnesium carbonate,
This misinformation of the trade is misleading and in my humble opinion criminal!
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Blue or Green Only!
Turquoise is only blue or green!
There is no such thing as white,White Buffalo, purple, pink, yellow or apple green turquoise! Well they exist but they aren't turquoise. These are trade names.
Identifying turquoise:
Turquoise is copper aluminum iron phosphate, chemical formula: CUA6(PO44OH84H20. Mohs hardness of 5-6.
These two minerals are often dyed to simulate turquoise.
Howlite is calcium barium hydroxide,chemical formula:Ca2 b5 SiO9(OH)5
Mohs hardness 3.5
Magnesite is magnesium carbonate,chemical formula:MgCO3
Mohs scale hardness 3.5-5
This misinformation of the trade is misleading and in my humble opinion criminal!
Sources Wikipedia.com
There is no such thing as white,White Buffalo, purple, pink, yellow or apple green turquoise! Well they exist but they aren't turquoise. These are trade names.
Identifying turquoise:
Turquoise is copper aluminum iron phosphate, chemical formula: CUA6(PO44OH84H20. Mohs hardness of 5-6.
These two minerals are often dyed to simulate turquoise.
Howlite is calcium barium hydroxide,chemical formula:Ca2 b5 SiO9(OH)5
Mohs hardness 3.5
Magnesite is magnesium carbonate,chemical formula:MgCO3
Mohs scale hardness 3.5-5
This misinformation of the trade is misleading and in my humble opinion criminal!
Sources Wikipedia.com
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