Turquoise and Spiny Oyster 4mm Heishi -15-16 Inch Drop Pendant Known in antiquity as the

Known in antiquity as the Speaker’s Stone

and it can be mottled or striated with veins of these colors

with additional major finds in 2008 and 2013

It occurs in a great variety of shapes and colors

grinding wheels and cutting disks

Turquoise and Spiny Oyster 4mm Heishi -15-16 Inch Drop Pendant Known in antiquity as theTurquoise 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 where copper and other minerals are present. The deposits within the rock become Turquoise after a chemical reaction occurs over long periods of time. Natural Turquoise may be cut and polished, but will not be chemically