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Turquoise: The Sky Stone

Turquoise has a long-standing history in the world that goes so far back as to predate its own name. Although the oldest piece of turquoise jewelry was found on a 7,500-year-old mummy, the name turquoise, meaning “Turkish stone,” was not coined until the early 13th century. The stone was given this name because Europeans believed it originated in Turkey, although it was discovered later that its…