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How did turquoise get its color?
Turquoise is a hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum, so it is usually formed in veins. It forms when acidic water dissolves copper and aluminum along with the other elements in turquoise and deposits it all in a vein slowly over time to create masses of turquoise.
Where is turquoise rock found?
Turquoise is a secondary mineral, forming veins in alumina-rich rocks in desert regions. Turquoise, with a brown to white matrix, can be found in New Mexico, Nevada and Arizona in the US. It is also found with a black matrix, which is the more highly regarded, in Tibet and Iran. Turquoise also occurs in Egypt, Chili, France and Turkestan.
What is azurite and where can it be found?
The gemstone azurite can be found in places with oxidized copper ores, often in the same locations where malachite can be found. Some locations where azurite has been mined include: Siberia, Greece, Romania, France, Scandinavia, Namibia, Australia, and in both Arizona and New Mexico in the United States. It can also be found mixed with malachite, turquoise, and other stones in some locations; in Israel, this mixture of secondary copper ores is called the Eilat Stone or the King Solomon Stone, Israel's national gemstone, after the locality from which it was mined.
Is the diamond mined or quarried?
Most are mined in pit mines. Some smaller ones are found by placer mining.
What chemical elements make up turquoise?
Turquoise is made up with Copper, Aluminum, Iron, Phosphorus, hydrogen and oxygen. Different Color of Turquoise can be found due to impurities like Calcium, Magnesium, Manganese, Silicon, and Zinc.
When was turquoise first found in Nevada?
Turquoise was found in the early 1870's
How did turquoise get its color?
Turquoise is a hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum, so it is usually formed in veins. It forms when acidic water dissolves copper and aluminum along with the other elements in turquoise and deposits it all in a vein slowly over time to create masses of turquoise.
Where was turquoise first found?
Turquoise was first found in Egypt more than 7,500 years ago.
What are facts about turquoise?
Turquoise is the one of the official birth stones for the month of December as adopted by the American National Association of Jewelers in 1912 and the Planetary stone for Aquarius, Taurus and Sagittarius. See the birthstone tables for additional references to this stone. The name turquoise is apparently related to the fact that is was brought to Europe from the Eastern Mediterranean by Levantine traders, more commonly known as Turks. Its been used as a valuable ornament for ages and was used by the Egyptians thousands of years ago. The color is, of course, turquoise, but its range of color varies from green and greenish blue to sky blue shades. For centuries, the most valuable turquoise came from Iran (Persia) but today some specimens mined in the southwestern United States compete with it. The name "Persian Turquoise" is now generally used to refer to any turquoise stone that does not have the black or brown veining commonly found in turquoise mined in the United States and used in a style of jewelry created by the American Indians. The Aztecs mined turquoise in an area now known as New Mexico and a significant amount of turquoise comes from Arizona, California and Nevada in the United States. Other minerals like chrysocolla have been used to imitate turquoise. Turquoise is often dyed and stabilized with resins to produce a harder stone which retains its color and polish. Reconstituted turquoise is made from small chips and "chalk" to which dyes and plastic resin is added. Pure turquoise is a relatively soft stone ranging between 5 and 6 on the Mohs scale of hardness.
Where is turquoise rock found?
Turquoise is a secondary mineral, forming veins in alumina-rich rocks in desert regions. Turquoise, with a brown to white matrix, can be found in New Mexico, Nevada and Arizona in the US. It is also found with a black matrix, which is the more highly regarded, in Tibet and Iran. Turquoise also occurs in Egypt, Chili, France and Turkestan.
Where can turquoise be found in Virginia?
Virginia beach
Is Turquoise found in Central America?
Yes.
What resources were found in the Sinai Peninsula?
turquoise and copper
Where is augite mined?
augite is mined (found) in Italian volcanoes of vesuvious, stromboni, etna, and lazio
Where in the world can gold be mined or found?
Gold can be mined in gold mines.....
Has anyone found a turquoise nail polish?
yes at claires
What was the original color of kermit the frog?
I found my own answer and it was Turquoise.
