African Turquoise 9x13-12x16mm Top Drill Irregular Flat Drop - 15-16 Inch 5pf7142026 It is highly prized for

It is highly prized for its beautiful combinations of colors and for its opalescence — the pearly luster of the opaque stone

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and it might be easy to understand why

It also serves as the Mohs hardness scale index mineral for a hardness of 8

Stone Type: Petrified Wood Agate

African Turquoise 9x13-12x16mm Top Drill Irregular Flat Drop - 15-16 Inch 5pf7142026 It is highly prized forAfrican Turquoise is not actually Turquoise, but rather a speckled teal Jasper found in Africa and often treated to simulate the beautiful blue to green associated with true Turquoise. It contains inclusions such as copper and iron, creating veins and mottling that ranges in color from rust to black. Considered a stone of transformation and evolution, it is believed to awaken those who carry it to their highest spiritual purpose.