Turquoise Colored Gemstones

Precious stones range from almost green and teal to a very pale aqua color as in light aquamarines.

Turquoise colored gemstones.

Imitation turquoise is made from dyeing chalcedony or howlite. Powdered turquoise is glued and glass porcelain and plastic are used to make imitation turquoise gemstones. The best color in turquoise is a solid deep turquoise blue hue. Turquoise is an opaque colored stone that can be marketed both as a gem for jewelry is found in only dry barren regions on earth.

Turquoise color is also enhanced with the use of oil or paraffin colors or copper salt. Neolite is a turquoise imitation with a dark matrix also known as reese turquoise. As with all gem stones there is a great range of color in turquoise or aqua colored stones. Greenish colors are less desirable and are not usually used as gemstones.

Pure blue turquoise is quite rare. There are 178234 turquoise gemstone for sale on etsy and they cost 16 46 on average. The most common turquoise gemstone material is turquoise. Many turquoise gemstones are greener than they are blue.

Pictures of aqua turquoise color gemstones stones in a variety of aqua shades. Like many blue gemstones turquoise will typically have a noticeable touch of green. Did you scroll all this way to get facts about turquoise gemstone. Turquoise is a porous gemstone and is thus easily dyed.

The most popular color. Turquoise may occasionally also be mixed together with green malachite or chrysocolla causing blue and green mottled gemstones. The dying is done to.