TOGETHER the ring holder necklace is an elegant jewel
Wondering which jewels to take in your suitcase on holidays?
Turquoise jewelry is perfect for your summer looks.
The main feature of turquoise jewelry is certainly its color, between blue and teal, the color of the sea and of summer.
Let’s find out the characteristics of turquoise jewelry together
First of all the name. In fact, it does not derive from color, as it might seem, but from the word Turkey. This is because the stone was originally extracted in Persia and to reach Europe, it passed through Turkey. In French it was called “Pierre Turquoise” or Turkish stone. Hence the name used today. In fact, the Persian name of turquoise is firuzedi and therefore is not related to the current name.
But when did the first jewelry with turquoise date back?
Turquoise is a stone of very ancient origins. Turquoise jewelry was already made in ancient Egyptian times. Not only for the beauty of the stone but above all for the mystical religious properties that were attributed to it. The mineral was also known to the Aztecs of Old Mexico. They used it to make mosaics and jewelry. Also to the ancient Greeks who called it Boria (north wind) in reference to the color that the sky takes on in windy days.
Here are the characteristics of turquoise
Turquoise is composed of hydrated aluminum and copper phosphate.
It is not a particularly hard stone. Its hardness ranges from 4 to 6. This allowed ancient peoples to work it easily already in ancient times.
It seems that the bluer color of this mineral is due to the greater presence of a copper compound. While the green one to an iron compound.
You have to be careful with turquoise jewels, because if exposed to heat sources or atmospheric agents, they can alter their color, up to discolor and crumble.
Here are the jewels with turquoise proposed by Virano Gioielli
Thanks to the in-house goldsmith workshop, we make lots of turquoise jewelry both on our design and on special requests from our customers.
In particular:
Come and visit us in our showroom in via Giolitti 7 bis, in the heart of Turin, a stone’s throw from Piazza San Carlo.
And if you don’t have time, or you live outside Turin, call us on 011 540689 or write to us at info@viranogioielli.it we will send you some proposals. And together we will create the most suitable personalized jewelry for you.
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