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Turquoise Jewellery: The Ultimate Gift for a December Birthday
The birthstone of December is turquoise, an awe-inspiring blue gemstone which has been capturing eyes and hearts for centuries. Wearing the birthstone associated with your month of birth is thought to create good luck and protection, and what better way to wear it than in a stunning turquoise necklace or bracelet, hand crafted and finished in Sterling silver or 9ct gold.
Turquoise is made of hydrated copper aluminium phosphate and it is found in which are rich in aluminium. Translated literally it means “Turkish”, a nod to its past when Levantine merchants shipped the jewel into Europe via Turkey. Turquoise is one of the small amount of opaque gemstones, giving it a unique deep-pigmented tone which can range from green to sky blue depending on its make-up, with or without black veins running through the stone known as its matrix. Bright blue is regarded as the sought-after type of the stone, a popular colour in fashion and jewellery. Turquoise and blue topaz are the birthstones of December, and Turquoise is also the traditional gem for people celebrating their 6th or 11th wedding anniversaries.
Turquoise was one of the first semi-precious stones to be excavated, mainly within the Sinai region of Egypt, Iran, and also the United States and Mexico. Having been mined since as long ago as 3,000 BC, understandably the supply of the mineral is currently low. This has led to imitation gems becoming popular in modern jewellery, resulting in a higher worth placed on real turquoise.
Turquoise has a history rivalled by no other gem stone. The mummy of Queen Zer, the ancient Eqyptian monarch, was found decorated in vivid turquoise bracelets when she was unearthed in nineteen hundred. She had chosen the precious stone to wear for 7,500 years. And think about the famous gold death mask of Tutankhamen: it too is embedded with valuable turquoise gems.
The reason for its historical prominence is that turquoise has been highly valued by a great number of ancient civilisation who believed it posessed strong metaphysical properties. In Asia the gemstone was said to defend against the evil eye, and the Aztecs reserved the stone for the Gods in ceremonial masks. In the 16th century American Indians thought that turquoise embodied the spirits of the ocean and skies, using it as a form of exchange and also to bring success and protection to soldiers and hunters.
Even nowadays turquoise is considered to have protective properties. In modern gemstone therapy it is believed to increase self-confidence and reduce depression, stomach problems, viral infections and rheumatism. If given as a gift turquoise is regarded as a sign of friendship. Whether you believe in these legends or not, it’s difficult not to see the beauty which this eye-catching stone has.
Turquoise is made of hydrated copper aluminium phosphate and it is found in which are rich in aluminium. Translated literally it means “Turkish”, a nod to its past when Levantine merchants shipped the jewel into Europe via Turkey. Turquoise is one of the small amount of opaque gemstones, giving it a unique deep-pigmented tone which can range from green to sky blue depending on its make-up, with or without black veins running through the stone known as its matrix. Bright blue is regarded as the sought-after type of the stone, a popular colour in fashion and jewellery. Turquoise and blue topaz are the birthstones of December, and Turquoise is also the traditional gem for people celebrating their 6th or 11th wedding anniversaries.
Turquoise was one of the first semi-precious stones to be excavated, mainly within the Sinai region of Egypt, Iran, and also the United States and Mexico. Having been mined since as long ago as 3,000 BC, understandably the supply of the mineral is currently low. This has led to imitation gems becoming popular in modern jewellery, resulting in a higher worth placed on real turquoise.
Turquoise has a history rivalled by no other gem stone. The mummy of Queen Zer, the ancient Eqyptian monarch, was found decorated in vivid turquoise bracelets when she was unearthed in nineteen hundred. She had chosen the precious stone to wear for 7,500 years. And think about the famous gold death mask of Tutankhamen: it too is embedded with valuable turquoise gems.
The reason for its historical prominence is that turquoise has been highly valued by a great number of ancient civilisation who believed it posessed strong metaphysical properties. In Asia the gemstone was said to defend against the evil eye, and the Aztecs reserved the stone for the Gods in ceremonial masks. In the 16th century American Indians thought that turquoise embodied the spirits of the ocean and skies, using it as a form of exchange and also to bring success and protection to soldiers and hunters.
Even nowadays turquoise is considered to have protective properties. In modern gemstone therapy it is believed to increase self-confidence and reduce depression, stomach problems, viral infections and rheumatism. If given as a gift turquoise is regarded as a sign of friendship. Whether you believe in these legends or not, it’s difficult not to see the beauty which this eye-catching stone has.