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!

Get your comments and Tweets ON!

Monday March 1st Art Fire Artisan Jewelrs Guild will be choosing a winner from comment and tweets for a giveaway on their blog!

So go to the blog, http://artfireajg.blogspot.com and follow the instructions there..
*Hint
you have to go look through member studios , choose one and post the link in a commnet or tweet that with the hashtag #ArtFireAJG

Who will be the winner..stay tuned!

Art Fire Artisan Jeweler Guild's Follow the blog win a prize!

Follow the Art Fire AJG blog and certain followers are winning a prize..
100 125, 150 175, and 200!

You caan also win a prize by leaving a comment..or tweeting ..the details are on the blog!

http://artfireajg.blogspot.com/

Thanks!

Art Fire Artisan Jeweler Guild Valentines Challenge

Wow what a talented group of Artisan Jewelers! Please do go choose your favorite:
http:artfireajg.blogspot.com When you leave a comment please be sure that you can be reached because there is a prize being drawn!

thanks bunches!

To benefit John T. Unger

C and T Designs is donating 15% of their sales from their online sales at Art Fire,etsy,or in person for the next week~to John T. Unger Legal defense fund

AllWiredUp is donating 100% of profit from sales to the fund until November 1.

Help John Unger defend his copyright!

I have long been a fan of John Unger and his fire pits!

I have copied and pasted some content with permission.

"I need your help. My original art has been copied by a manufacturer who is now suing me in federal court to overturn my existing copyrights and continue making knockoffs. I have a strong case, a great lawyer and believe that if I can continue to defend myself, the case will be resolved in my favor. If I run out of funds before we reach trial, a default judgment would be issued against me and could put me out of business. I don't believe my opponent can win this case in court and I don't believe he really intends to try. I believe his goal is to use strong-arm litigation tactics to force me to keep spending money or risk losing my copyrights — not by true adjudication, but by default if he is able to outspend me."

Please see Johns blog:
http://www.johntunger.com/legal-defense-fund.html
Here is a PDF of the Suit:
http://johntunger.typepad.com/files/006-first-amended-complaint-00401920.pdf

Please even a dollar would help..