Hubei Turquoise Beaded Necklace

This is a Hubei Turquoise Beaded Rondelle Necklace. The beads vary in size from 8mm to 30mm. The beads are hand knotted on light green silk cord. The Turquoise ranges in color from a light shade of brown to a light shade of green to light blue. The necklace measure 23 inches long with two 4mm 1-20th 14 karat gold beads for accents and closed with a 1/20th 14KYG filigree push in clasp. It weights 138 grams

Hubei Turquoise is some of the nicest turquoise mined in Asia! Named for the Hubei Province of China. The majority of the world’s turquoise now comes from mines in China, due to the scarcity of American turquoise. Some industry experts expect the Chinese varieties to go up in price over the next decade, as it too becomes more rare. Most Hubei turquoise rough is stabilized for strength. This helps to prevent chipping and crumbling. Turquoise derives its name from Renaissance France, where Europeans were introduced to the stone via Turkey (though those stones were traded from Iran). Turquoise has been used in jewelry-making for at least 5,000 years!

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