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Turquoise<\/b>\u00a0is an opaque precious gemstone with color that generally ranges from blue to green and often contains white, brown or orange streaks and \/ or flecks. There is a rare form known as “White Turquiose” that is a very light, almost white shade of blue, green, or bluish green, but all turquoise is some shade of blue and \/ or green.\u00a0 Among the first minerals to be valued and mined, this precious stone was sought after by royalty in Egypt, Europe, Arabia, and Meso-America dating back more than 3000 years<\/p>\n
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Raw (as from the ground)<\/p>\n
Unpolished<\/p>\n
Uncut<\/p>\n
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Polished, but Uncut<\/p>\n
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Cut and Polished<\/p>\n
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Rare Form: White Turquoise<\/p>\n
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