Hubei Turquoise 4mm Blue Faceted Cube AAA - 15-16 InchHubei Turquoise is sourced from Hubei Province in Northern China, one of the most recognized turquoise producing regions in the world. This material is known for its vivid blues, rich greens, and bold black spiderweb matrixcreating highly distinctive, one of a kind beads. This collection features material sourced from the Joo shahn County mines, including the Chin goo 808 Mine, known for producing turquoise with strong color contrast and dramatic

They work by being placed onto the wire or thread and then compressed using crimping pliers

is desired by some collectors as proof of a natural stone

or "Chicken Bone Jade" when an opaque white to a cream or light brown

These reproductions are designed in the traditional color

Approximate Size:   3x4 Inches / 76x101mm / 7

creamy white to pale gray or beige

Fossils are believed to reduce stress

Formed deep underground during the cooling of magma

Lava is rock from the molten center of the earth

or golden-yellow color of the mineral beryl

Plated to prevent oxidization

To help strengthen and preserve our Sleeping Beauty Turquoise it is processed using the Zachary Process