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For thousands of years now, Turquoise gemstones are hugely popular and till date the demand for this gemstone is still massive, the demand is so huge that worldwide industry has decided not just to mine it, but to imitate and reproduce it as well. The Turquoise Gemstone is the official stone for December and is also used to celebrate five years of marriage.

Turquoise is one of the first gemstones to be mined. This gemstone is popular for its beautiful and shining sky blue color. Turquoise has been esteemed as a holy stone and a bringer of good fortune.

The Turquoise Gemstone is the official stone for December and is also used to celebrate five years of marriage. Originally Persia was the most important source of Turquoise but is now virtually mined out; good sources of the stone are Afghanistan, Australia, Brazil, Chile, China, Mexico, Russia, Tanzania and Turkestan. The very best material at the moment comes from the Sleeping Beauty mine in Arizona.The color of Turquoise can range from a deep blue to blue/green a dark greeny blue to a yellowy green. Impurities present in the Gemstone give the Turquoise it's coloring, copper is responsible for it's blue toning while iron gives the stone a green tint.
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Turquoise is also said to protect travelers, especially those on horseback.