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African Turquoise Gemstone Beads, 8mm Round with Large Hole (strand)

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Description

African Turquoise Beads

African turquoise is a descriptive name and is not true turquoise, but actually a jasper found in Africa. These semiprecious beads have a matrix structure similar to that of turquoise, and are light bluish-green in color. Jasper is a harder stone than turquoise, so these beads are more durable than true turquoise.
The matrix in African turquoise is usually dark or black, and African turquoise beads do provide a good substitute for genuine turquoise beads. As with many semiprecious gemstones, identifying a stone accurately can be tricky!
African turquoise looks very similar to variquoise, a unique combination of variscite and turquoise found in Utah and Nevada


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Details

Sold by:
strand
Material Family:
Gemstone
Unit:
strands
Size:
8mm
Color Family:
Blacks
Additional Info:
Large Hole, 25-31 beads, 8
Country of Origin:
China
Gemstone:
African Turquoise
Hole Size:
2.0-2.5mm
Material:
African Turquoise
Size Group:
8mm
Hole Size:
2.4mm
Color Family:
Blues
Color Family:
Browns
Color Family:
Greens

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