Buy Fascinating Turquoise Jewelry

It shouldn't come as any surprise that those wanting to buy turquoise jewelry will find themselves wither empty handed or paying quite a lot for their gems, as high quality turquoise is in much bigger demand than there's a supply for it. This has of course also led to the state where people are trying to find ways to improve the color, durability and harness of the gems, to bring down the cost of the material. This type of enhancement is typically done by focusing the stones under pressure of hot acrylic resins, yet it's still regarded as fair practice within the gemstone industry and its practitioners

Turquoise jewelry in the United States does indeed have very deeps roots within the natives' jewelry traditions, despite the fact that it is currently being mined all around the world. In America, the only states that export turquoise gemstones are Nevada, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico. See a little pattern in here? In case you're not familiar with these states, they all have quite large regions of desert, and this is where the turquoise is mostly found. Other major worldwide locations include Afghanistan and Australia, while the USA still remains as the major producer of these fine and precious stones.

In Europe, the first signs of imported turquoise can be traced either to the mines in Egypt of Iran. Even today, the world's finest and purest turquoise comes from Iran, from the mines of Nishapur to be more exact, and it's considered a great trade and bartering item since the times of the easily Persians. One of the reasons turquoise made it so big of a success in the Asian countries has most likely something to do with its greenish tint of cyan, and the fact that Asians consider blue a color of luck. Many blue gems and jewels are also believed to contain special powers, for example to bless a journey or to protect a pilgrimage from any kind of harm.

But while turquoise has played its part in decorations and amulets, it has also been used by Aztec kings to make out masks, knives and shields, which obviously have been meant for something else than be used for peaceful means. Native tribes in the USA also believed that a turquoise amulet gives soldiers more strength, swiftness or a better aim for the archers, so they also used the stones in beads, mosaics and carvings of all types. Later on jewelry made way to silver that was introduced to the natives by white man.

Before you buy turquoise jewelry it’s important to establish the quality and authenticity of the stones used. When you purchase online, read testimonials of the previous buyers and feel free to ask any question that you may have. Also ask about the warranty and return policy.

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The author of this article is associated with Exotic India Art. It’s an online store that offers traditional Indian bridal jewelry sets, fashion jewelry, Indian sarees and lehngas.

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