Why are there dark marks in Turquoise?
Posted on January 28th, 2010 by Hand Trades
The blue in Turquoise is enhanced with copper is present. If the area where turquoise is formed contains more aluminum, the turquoise will shade to green. When zinc is present, the deposits are a yellow green color, that so far is very rare and have only been found in a few areas. The Matrix in [...]
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