This pair of oval Sleeping Beauty turquoise cabochon offers a classic sky blue with minimal matrix. Sleeping Beauty turquoise has been enhanced using electrochemical treatments to make the color permanent.
Turquoise is a soft, opaque gemstone with a sky blue color that comes from the presence of copper; green tones are provided by iron traces.
Manufactured by Rio Grande
- Cutting Center : India
- Mineral source : Arizona, U.S.
- Brand : American Mined
- Stone size : 7 x 5mm
- Stone(s) shape : Oval
- Material : Turquoise
- Stone type : Natural
- Color : Sky Blue
- Mohs hardness : 5–6
- Refractive index : 1.61
- Enhancement : Stabilized (S)
- Specific gravity (g/cm3) : 2.89
- Stone type : Natural