Turquoise Museum & Turquoise Facts
Turquoise
was one of the first gemstones descovered by man. Turquoise adornments
on display in Cairo
Museum, date back to 5500 B.C. Early Egyptian royalty used Turquoise as
adornments and embelishments in their daily life and the gemstone has
been highly southt after and treasured by many civilizations since.
Turquoise
has had great enfluence in the cultures of Egypt, Persia, Turkey, Tibet
and China as well as in the
New World, by the Aztecs, Incas, and Native American Indians of the southwestern
United States and Mexico.
Turquoise,
"Gemstone From Heaven", is the study of this
web site. Turquoise Facts, Turquoise
Information, Turquoise Pages, Links to additional Turquoise Facts, Museums
and Findings, Where to find and buy Turquoise and Turquoise
Jewelry both new as well as Vintage
Turquoise Jewelry is what you will find in these pages.
Turquoise
Mine List | Grades
& Quality | Healing Beliefs | Physical
Properties | Spiritual Beliefs | Symbolism
| USGS History | General
Information
Turquoise
Jewelry | Mineral
Testing |
| Links | Homepage
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