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Turquoise is the birthstone for December. Turquoise is probably the most valuable, non-transparent mineral in the jewelry trade. Egyptian royalty wore turquoise as early as 6000 B.C. It was mined by the Egyptians on the Sinai peninsula and was transported to Europe through Turkey. . . accounting for its name which means "Turkish" in French.
Turquoise was believed to promote health, good fortune and protection to the wearer from evil. It is said to be an absorber of negativity and help ground the "wandering spirit" while keeping their connection to the infinite open. Native American history holds turquoise as sacred and it is said that turquoise "brings a piece of sky to the earth".
Turquoise is formed exclusively in desert and arid environments. It came from Persia (now Iran) originally, then in the late 1800's and early 1900's was rediscovered in Mexico and the Southwestern United States. Turquoise mines can be found in Nevada and Arizona. It is also mined in China, Peru, Tibet, Mexico, Siberia, Africa and Australia.
