Hubei Turquoise 4mm Blue Green Faceted Cube AA - 15-16 Inch Lions Paw the colors are naturally occurring

the colors are naturally occurring

typically of brown or black

Mined in Hubei China

currently believed to be due to the presence of a copper-based mineral such as Malachite or Azurite

firely new look to these stones

Hubei Turquoise 4mm Blue Green Faceted Cube AA - 15-16 Inch Lions Paw the colors are naturally occurringHubei Turquoise From the Hubei province in Northern China. Two of the finest mines in the Hubei province are the Yungai, which means, "a mountain covered with cloud" and the Zhuxi "a mountain where growing plenty of bamboo". Turquoise is an ancient gemstone, one of the first known to man. Known to Egyptian and Aztec cultures thousands of years ago, Turquoise is now mined all over the world. Turquoise is formed when water passes through aluminous rock