TURQUOISE
Friendship & positivity
Turquoise is a unique gemstone, opaque with tones of sky blue, blue green and green – beautiful colors that beautifully complement both silver and gold jewellery. Turquoise is the birthstone assigned to the month of December. Since this gemstone has been highly valued throughout time, it is in many ways a significant gemstone.
DECEMBER'S BIRTHSTONE
Turquoise is the birthstone of December and is also the birthstone of the zodiac signs Sagittarius & Capricorn. Each month has its very own birthstone, making jewellery set with a birthstone a personal and thoughtful gift.
Wearing your birthstone is said to bring good luck. You can wear your own birthstone as a lucky charm or your loved one's birthstone as a love symbol
SYMBOLISM
Turquoise is the gemstone for friendship, love, peace of mind, wisdom, and positivity. Turquoise is said to be a protective gemstone, especially well-suited for sensitive souls. Its protective quality also makes it a great travelling companion.
SPIRITUALITY
The Turquoise is said to have the ability to cleanse negative energy and bring good fortune. The blue stone also promotes inner harmony and peace through spiritual understanding and is also a great stone for self-acceptance and for forgiving yourself and can help you let go of useless regrets about the past.
Turquoise is connected to the throat chakra, which paves the way for honest communication – wear turquoise when you need to speak your mind.
HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR TURQUOISE JEWELLERY
Turquoise is a completely unique stone that is easy to keep beautiful in your jewellery. Avoid exposing your turquoise jewellery to high heat, as this can cause discolouration and possible damage to the surface of the stone.
When cleaning your turquoise jewellery, use warm water, a mild soap and a soft brush or cloth to clean the stone. Avoid ultrasonic cleaning and steam cleaning on jewellery with turquoise, as this can damage the stone.
Remember that you can always have your Carré jewellery professionally cleaned at your local Carré store.
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE
Turquoise décor can be traced over 4000 years back in time, and the gemstone is found in ancient Egyptian graves. The gorgeous gemstone also has a very special meaning to Native Americans, who made it part of numerous rituals, and rites of passage, and was likewise also worn as a protective talisman.
A Native American legend tells of a terrible drought that made the ancient people dance and cry tears of joy when the rain finally came. Their tears mixed with the rain and the water seeped into the ground and formed the beautiful turquoise gems.
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY GIFT
Many gemstones are associated with a special anniversary. Jewelry with turquoise is given as a gift on the 11th wedding anniversary, which is also called a Amber wedding, and is also given as a gift for a 21st wedding anniversary, which is appropriately called Turquoise Wedding. Turquoise's symbolism and story of love and friendship make a piece of jewellery set with turquoise an extra thoughtful gift for your wedding day.
TURQUOISE'S GEMMOLOGY
Turquoise varies in a spectrum of sky-blue, turquoise and blue-green shades. Its color is determined by the temperatures and elements that affect the gemstone when it is formed underground. Turquoise may have markings from the "host stone" in the form of brown or black veins running through the gemstone. These markings are described as "matrix", and can often be seen spun across the gemstone. It is mined in the USA and Iran, among other places. When measuring the hardness of a gemstone, you use the Mohs Hardness Scale. The scale varies from 1-10, where 10 is the hardest - here lies the diamond, which is the hardest gemstone. Turquoise is between 5 and 6 on the Mohs Hardness Scale.
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