Turquoise
At a glance
- Type
- Mineral
- Group
- Phosphate
- Crystal system
- Triclinic
- Hardness
- Medium (3 to 5.5)
- Colour
- Green, Blue
- Lustre
- Resinous, Dull
- Use
- Jewellery
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- The name means Turkish stone, because the gem reached Europe through Turkey from mines in Persia.
- Tutankhamun's golden death mask is inlaid with turquoise, lapis lazuli and other stones.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q165254 · All stones · All entries