African Turquoise is not actually Turquoise
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Only a small percentage of Wampum shells have deep layers of purple and are thick enough to make beads
malachite and a variety of iron oxide minerals
Terahertz is a spectacular man made ore
Kunzite 6mm Round AA Grade - 15-16 Inch Mixed Stone African Turquoise is not actuallyKunzite was named after a former Tiffany & Co. vice president, famed mineralogist and jeweler George Frederick Kunz, who first catalogued the stone in 1902. It is a variety of the silicate Spodumene, and forms naturally as a glassy, transparent stone. It can be colorless, pink, lilac, yellow or green, with darker shades being higher in value. Kunzite is prone to fading in direct sunlight.