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AUSTRALIAN TURQUOISE PARCEL

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An amazing Australian Turquoise Parcel for you. This is a collection of off cuts – natural, rough cut stones.  These are unstabilised, solid and hard.  To be honest – this material is good grade and I don’t think it needs to be stabilised.  A rare find of this Aussie gem for the lapidarist or crystal collector.  To give you an idea of the various sizes the pic on white paper shows grid sizes 5mm x 5mm.  Perfect for inlay and pieces of jewellery or even carving.  This stone is not often available to buy so don’t delay!

Location:
Amaroo Station, Northern Territory, Australia.

Dimensions:
Parcel weight 273g.  That would be 1365ct.

TURQUOISE
Cu(Al,Fe3+)6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O.

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An amazing Australian Turquoise Parcel for you. This is a collection of off cuts – natural, rough cut stones.  These are unstabilised, solid and hard.  To be honest – this material is good grade and I don’t think it needs to be stabilised.  A rare find of this Aussie gem for the lapidarist or crystal collector.  To give you an idea of the various sizes the pic on white paper shows grid sizes 5mm x 5mm.  Perfect for inlay and pieces of jewellery or even carving.  This stone is not often available to buy so don’t delay!

Location:
Amaroo Station, Northern Territory, Australia.

Dimensions:
Parcel weight 273g.  That would be 1365ct.

TURQUOISE
Cu(Al,Fe3+)6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O.

Turquoise is a valuable mineral and is possibly the most valuable, non-transparent mineral in the jewelry trade. Turquoise has been mined since at least 6000 BC, by early Egyptians. Its history also includes beautiful ornamental creations by Native Americans and Persians. Its popularity is still strong today, although crystals of any size are rare.  Some small crystals have been found in Virginia. Most specimens are cryptocrystalline, meaning that the crystals could only be seen by a microscope.

The finest turquoise comes from Iran but is challenged by some southwestern United States specimens. Turquoise is often imitated by “fakes”, such as the mineral chrysocolla.  Poorer turquoise specimens are often dyed or colour stabilized with coatings of various resins.  Howlite is often dyed and used as fake turquoise.  The name comes from a French word which means stone of Turkey.  This is where Persian material passed on its way to Europe.

Turquoise – The colour of Tiffany.

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Weight273 g
Dimensions12 × 10 × 8 cm

AUSTRALIAN TURQUOISE PARCEL

An amazing Australian Turquoise Parcel for you. This is a collection of off cuts – natural, rough cut stones.  These are unstabilised, solid and hard.  To be honest – this material is good grade and I don’t think it needs to be stabilised.  A rare find of this Aussie gem for the lapidarist or crystal collector.  To give you an idea of the various sizes the pic on white paper shows grid sizes 5mm x 5mm.  Perfect for inlay and pieces of jewellery or even carving.  This stone is not often available to buy so don’t delay!

Location:
Amaroo Station, Northern Territory, Australia.

Dimensions:
Parcel weight 273g.  That would be 1365ct.

TURQUOISE
Cu(Al,Fe3+)6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O.

Turquoise is a valuable mineral and is possibly the most valuable, non-transparent mineral in the jewelry trade. Turquoise has been mined since at least 6000 BC, by early Egyptians. Its history also includes beautiful ornamental creations by Native Americans and Persians. Its popularity is still strong today, although crystals of any size are rare.  Some small crystals have been found in Virginia. Most specimens are cryptocrystalline, meaning that the crystals could only be seen by a microscope.

The finest turquoise comes from Iran but is challenged by some southwestern United States specimens. Turquoise is often imitated by “fakes”, such as the mineral chrysocolla.  Poorer turquoise specimens are often dyed or colour stabilized with coatings of various resins.  Howlite is often dyed and used as fake turquoise.  The name comes from a French word which means stone of Turkey.  This is where Persian material passed on its way to Europe.

Turquoise – The colour of Tiffany.

Check out more Rock ‘n’ Slabs for sale here

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