Different types of turquoise

People have been fascinated by the stone turquoise for centuries. Turquoise as a gemstone has been around for a long time. Today, this stone continues to be a popular focal bead for turquoise pendants and bracelets and other jewelries.
There are many different types of turquoise according to different aspect. Here we will introduce briefly some styles of turquoise.
According to producing area
1. Sleeping beauty turquoise: this kind of turquoise is name after the sleeping beauty mine in Arizona. These stones are a vivid sky blue color and are well sought after for jewelry making and a favorite of the Zuni Pueblo silver makers who incorporate it into their traditional inlay jewelry.
2. White Buffalo Turquoise. It is mined from the Dry Creek Mine in Nevada and is a beautiful stone used in jewelry. The stones are a light turquoise with white colorations and dark veins. White buffalo turquoise is not solid white in color.
3. Persian turquoise has been used in jewelry from ancient times and there are many mines in Iran that produce this beautiful stone.
According to formation
1. Gem quality turquoise is sometimes known as natural turquoise, and represents the best quality of turquoise that is found in nature.
2. Stabilized turquoise can be cut and polished to a high shine.
3. Reconstituted turquoise made from chalk or poor quality stone, filings, and chips. These materials are ground to a fine powder and mixed with clear epoxy resin to create a viscous liquid.
Turquoise comes in colors ranging from sky blue to greenish yellow and has been used in jewelry as well as for its healing properties for centuries. Nowadays, Turquoise is yield in China, Iran, Turkey, Egypt, and Persia. In North America, it is found in Arizona and New Mexico.