We offer Grade AAA+ and AAA round gemstones and uniquely shaped gemstones from Hong Kong. Our Swarovski crystals are imported from Malaysia as well as other destinations at prices to suit any budget.
Turquoise has been highly prized for thousands of years for its intense, sky-blue color. It is always found in massive form, often in assiciation with copper. Turquoise is composed of hydrated copper aluminum phosphate. Mines in Iran have produced sky-blue turquoise for centuries. Tibetan and Chinese turquoise tends to be greenish. Turquoise mined in Mexico and the Southwest U.S. ranges from blue to green, and tends to be porous and fades in bright sunlight, though the Sleeping Beauty mine in Arizona is turning out some of the finest bright blue turquoise in the world. The Hubei mines in China are also turning out turquoise in a range of colors and qualities. Most of the cheap "turquoise" jewelry sold in gift shops is set with imitation turquoise made from stained howlite, stained fossil rock, or even glass or enamel. Real turquoise tends to be expensive. It may be stabilized with resin to make it more durable and to allow it to take a good polish.
