A little about turquoise.....
Turquoise is an opaque, blue-to-green mineral which goes GREAT with silver! This one is sky blue and has swirls of silver & beads to catch the eye. The gemstone is 1 3/16" (30mm) in diameter. The bail is 7mm wide and should be large enough to accommodate most any chain. From the top of the swirl to the bottom swirl it measures 1 13/16" (46mm) long. The silver wire and the ball chain are sterling layered over copper. The ball chain is 25" long, but can be cut to any length easily. The balls are 2.4mm or 1 1/6". It's a stunning piece.
This design is unique to the artist.
It is said that if turquoise is given by a friend, it brings good fortune. The stone is very personal and meaningful and takes on the characteristics of the owner.
Physical Healing
Turquoise is among the crystal healing master stones. According to followers of the New Age, its powers can benefit the whole body, with special strengths in healing ailments of the immune, respiratory, waste and skeletal systems. Crystal healers recommend it for detoxification of alcohol, poison, pollution or radiation in the body, treatment of high blood pressure, asthma, infections, TMJ and dental problems.
Mental Healing
In the world of crystal healing, Turquoise is supposed to be a stone of communication. New Age healers recommend it for people who have a fear of public speaking. They believe it has the ability to make a speaker more eloquent, loving, creative and honest. But it is also improves the mental state overall by increasing all of the following positive mental characteristics: serenity, creativity, empathy, positive thinking, sensitivity, intuition, happiness wisdom all of which result in a calmer state that leads to greater self-realization. It is also considered a stone of friendship. As a communication stone, the New Age believers say that it opens up the connections between friends and allowing love to flow in those communications, which strengthens the friendship bond. Further, they believe it has the power to strengthen convictions, courage and personal power.
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These are the differences in Silvers:
Fine Silver is marked .999 = 100% silver. Also called pure silver.
Sterling Silver is an alloy and is marked .925 = 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metals, usually copper. Argentium® sterling silver is a trademarked brand of sterling silver that resists firestain and tarnish. Not to be confused with "Argentium Argentine Plate" or "Argentum" which are nickel alloys containing no silver.
Silver Plate/d is another material, brass/pewter/white metal/plastic etc, that is plated with a layer of pure silver.
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