Turquoise info needed.

One of my ex work colleagues as asked me if I can make her some earrings to go with a bracelet and necklace she bought whilst on holiday.

It is supposedly turquoise and silver. Since she was wearing it I did not get chance to handle it.

It has large turquoise beads of about 5/8ths in length.

The thing that struck me is that none of the beads had any veining in them. All the turquoise beads I have , have got the veining. The only total blue ones I have seen are small cabochons.

Are there large beads with no veining. I am not knowledgeable about turquoise. Shirley

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Shirley Shone
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There is a mine that produces Sleeping Beauty turquoise, which is electrically treated and solid blue. Spendy too. Two drop shapes are

8x13mm are $50. A 20" strand of natural shaped nuggets 8mm is $60.

Tina

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Christina Peterson

Thanks for all the info. I cannot help wondering if she has got something that has been dyed turquoise. I cannot really seeing her spending mega bucks on jewellery. I will try and have a closer look at it Shirley

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Shirley Shone

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