Take for example a strand of perfectly matching amazing blue Turquoise beads. Choose an area that is insignificant such as the back of the stone or right on the edge. I also carry a few pieces made with real Arizona turquoise in my online shops. Due to it's popularity in ancient times finding a piece of brilliantly colored Turquoise may run you up quite a bit of money, which is why many commercial gem retailers have taken to using imitation stones to get the most bang for their buck. Over long periods of time this matrix erodes away.

Wonderful presentation,  I have been telling my clients for years to watch for this type of Misrepresentation of the Turquoise,  I always tell my howlite clients how the gem is often used and dyed to look like Turquoise. Just back from the 2017 Tucson gems show and I think some of the busiest vendors were selling Turquoise South West Turquoise Mines materials from famous mines such as Big nugget, Howbay,Stormy mountain were selling well, and so many natural stones were offered for sale with net price tags for $80 to $100 and vendors would not discount. History. It also allows people to gain insights from past lives. In nature it would be very difficult to find a bunch of Turquoise beads that have exactly the same color.The biggest piece of advice to give when buying Turquoise is to try and find someone you trust. Green means there is iron present in … It is the left over remains from the host rock in which the Turquoise grew. I’ve used this same howlite cross in some of my earrings and bracelets.Turquoise is an opaque, blue to green mineral which is a hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium. All you need is some acetone (nail polish remover) and a cotton bud or a piece of tissue. It’s often found in many other bright colors, not just turquoise. There’s nothing wrong with turquoise-colored howlite… as long as you know that’s what it is when you’re buying it. Ask them where the stones come from, get a feel for how much knowledge they have. The native American Indians also had an eye for Turquoise.

But usually when I am wearing turquoise jewelry it’s actually howlite. This of course made this particular color of Turquoise extremely expensive and hard to find.The other benefit of using Howlite is the natural webbing or matrix that occurs in this mineral. Turquoise vs Howlite.

So where does it come from? Most howlite is mined in California and shipped to China, where labor is cheaper, to be shaped into beads.You don’t often see howlite in its natural state, a white to light grey with darker grey veining, called matrix, similar to turquoise. Right now I have items made with howlite and genuine turquoise in my Etsy shop.

Turquoise is associated the throat chakra and communication. It is also good at encouraging emotional expression and it can help …

Throughout history the finest color of Turquoise has always been the Persian Turquoise. How To's is where you will find helpful articles from gem Rock Auctions on how to cut gemstones, select gemstones and buy gemstones.

Its chemical name is aluma phosphate, and its color is most commonly blue. The main element that causes the blue color is Copper, so we need some of that. Something that is much cheaper to produce. If your Turquoise is dyed this test may damage the stone. If your nail gets caught on where the Turquoise meets the webbing, then this is a good indication of natural Turquoise.The next observation you can make is about the hardness of the mineral.

The original definition of 'Turquenite', as used in lapidary and mineral trade since the 1970s is as an artificially-coloured blue variety of Howlite or Magnesite dyed to resemble Turquoise and sold as a (fake) gemstone, often as tumbled stones. Acetone is extremely handy for checking if anything has been dyed.

The inside is still white while the outside is a vibrant blue.

Below is a side by side picture of white Howlite (this is how it looks naturally), natural Turquoise and dyed Howlite. An incredible robins egg blue color that is unmistakable for any other gemstone. He called the new mineral silico-boro-calcite; it was given the name howlite by James Dwight Dana shortly thereafter. These are the cheapest versions and many people complain about their pieces losing color during raining days.Lastly there is one way to tell if your Turquoise is natural or dyed. I try my best to give clear descriptions of the stones I use but please feel free to ask if you ever wonder.Howlite is a borate mineral. You can see how similar the webbing and matrix look.Firstly, lets get a grasp on how this mineral forms. If it seems too good to be true, then it probably is.