UPI: The dark side of the moon is actually turquoise in color
Turquoise and variscite are closely related but chemically different. Variscite, does not contain copper which gives turquoise its characteristic blue green color.
Turquoise is a soft material, 4 – 5 on the mohs scale, which means most turquoise can be scratched with a penny. So, it is very common for a turquoise dealer to stabilize the stone. There are many different techniques used for stabilizing turquoise, some even have a patent. Basically what is done is turquoise is introduced to a foreign substance that is going to harden and deepen the color ...
It is very well known that Earth looks blue from space, but when this blue light reflects off the dark side of the moon, ti comes back turquoise. Astronomers at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii, ...
The color turquoise has been marinating in the back of my mind for a while now, even though it’s not a color you see all that often in the wild or on the ...
I want to polish a few turquoise stones I have with zam that have dull areas but I was wondering if turquoise is too soft to use wool pads. I use them for Jadeite and nephrite but jade is a much harder stone. I also wanted to ask about using diamond paste to smooth some stones but now I’m thinking turquoise is too porous. Is my only option sand paper? Thanks in advance.
I’m looking for information about the Blue Bird Turquoise mine in Nevada. In particular I’d love to see any examples you might have but any info at all would be greatly appreciated !