What is turquoise?

Turquoise is an ancient jade, named for its color and green pine cone shape.

Turquoise, also known as "turquoise", is named after its "shape like a pine tower and its color is nearly loose green". The English name is Turquoise stone. Turquoise is an ancient jade, named for its color and green pine cone shape. Also known as Turkish jade, it enjoys a high reputation in the world and is called "Oriental Emerald", which is one of the rare gems in the world. Because it was imported to European countries through Turkey, it is called "Turkish jade", also known as "Turkic jade".

Turquoise products have become an important collection and a secondary mineral. They are leached from groundwater containing copper, aluminum and phosphorus in early granite, and precipitate in veins near the surface to form nodules, which are wrapped by the matrix of dikes. Turquoise is the earliest mineral variety used as decoration. Turquoise is delicate and soft in texture, moderate in hardness and charming in color, but quite different in color, hardness and quality.

Development history of turquoise

Turquoise reserves are huge, not only in China, but also in Egypt, Iran, the United States, Russia, Chile, Australia, Peru, South Africa, India, Pakistan and Kasemir. Turquoise is recognized as the "stone of birth in December" at home and abroad, representing victory and success, and has the reputation of "stone of success".

Before the Qing Dynasty in China, turquoise was also called "idea". Turquoise is elegant and gorgeous in color, which is a traditional jade deeply loved by people all over the world. It has been worn for more than 5000 years. In the United States and other western countries, turquoise is regarded as a sacred object to ward off evil spirits and a symbol of good luck and happiness. Turquoise is also the birthstone of December in the western calendar.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Turquoise