Sonoran Mountain Turquoise 7-8mm Nugget - 17-18 InchSonoran Mountain Turquoise is a high quality turquoise variety mined in Sonora, Mexico. It often features a mix of vibrant blue and green hues, sometimes with a striking black or brown matrix therefore giving it a more traditional look with blue dominance. This turquoise is known for its smooth, high silica content, which gives it a naturally glossy appearance even before polishing. Most turquoise is mined from veins found in the surrounding stone,

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Apatite has been labeled the “deceitful stone” due to its close resemblance to other much more valuable gems

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Variscite can be discolored by cosmetics

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the resulting rock is dark gray to deep black in color and riddled with pits and holes where air was trapped in the stone

It is believed to hold earth and fire energies and to aid in remaining calm and grounded

Botswana Agate was formed nearly 187 million years ago by lava flowing in waves from long faults in the earth

as a gemstone that is cut into many shapes and often given a high polish

and it can be mottled or striated with veins of these colors