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Turquoise for Sale!
Turquoise is a phosphate, and its chemical formula is CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8*4H2O. Its chemical name is hydrated copper aluminum phosphate. The most expensive turquoise is, as the name would suggest, turquoise, but turquoise can be various shades of blue and green. Turquoise's name means Turkish in French, because the best turquoise came from the Middle East and went through Turkey to get to Europe.
Turquoise has a white streak with a green tint. Its luster varies from dull to waxy, but it can be vitreous. On the Mohs Hardness Scale, turquoise is a 6. Its cleavage is perfect in two directions, and its fracture is conchoidal and smooth.
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Today, turquoise is given to depressed people to cheer them up. It also represents friendship and faithfulness. Turquoise brings luck, peace, safety, happiness, trust, wisdom, kindness, and understanding. Turquoise is also the birthstone for December.
Turquoise has been used as jewelry and talismans since 3000 BCE. The Persians believed that turquoise would prevent unnatural deaths, so they wore turquoise charms and put turquoise talismans on many things they owned. If their turquoise changed color, that meant something bad was about to happen to them. They also thought turquoise would ensure wealth. Turquoise was also sacred to the native Americans and Aztecs.
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