3mm Chinese Turquoise Heishi, Turquoise from Anhui. 15.5 inch strand.

These pictures represent the actual batch you would be buying from.

Beautiful bright green turquoise from Ahhui, China. Before the closing of all the turquoise mines in China, this unique batch of rough was mined in 2011. The color of this batch of turquoise rough closely resembles the shades of Gaspeite at a fraction of the cost. 

The green in turquoise is a result of either iron impurities (replacing aluminum) or dehydration.

This batch of turquoise is stabilized, but not dyed. Most turquoise needs some form of treatment due to its softness, and there are lots of different processes. There's a "clear-treat" in which acrylic resin is applied but no color is added, this batch reflects that treatment.

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