Kingman Turquoise 15-22mm Chip Green 9-10 Inch Strands- Limited Editions 7.5mm Dakota Stones’ Sleeping Beauty Turquoise

Dakota Stones’ Sleeping Beauty Turquoise is from the Sleeping Beauty mine in Globe

Garnet has been used for adornment and spirituality by myriad cultures and civilizations throughout history

initially as tools because of its hardness

depositing copper and other elements that gradually develop into turquoise

but unlike rubies

Kingman Turquoise 15-22mm Chip Green 9-10 Inch Strands- Limited Editions 7.5mm Dakota Stones’ Sleeping Beauty TurquoiseTurquoise is an ancient gemstone, one of the first known to man. Known to Egyptian and Aztec cultures thousands of years ago, Turquoise is now mined all over the world. Turquoise is formed when water passes through aluminous rock where copper and other minerals are present. The deposits within the rock become Turquoise after a chemical reaction occurs over long periods of time. Natural Turquoise may be cut and polished, but will not be chemically