Wholesale Lot of 1/4 Pound of Block Turquoise.

Wholesalers and jewelry makers, this one is for you. This is a 1/4 pound block of quality man made Turquoise. This Turquoise can be used for sculpting, inlay, making beads, or creating cabochons. It could be used to make the centerpiece gemstones for almost any kind of lapidary work. The picture shows a 1 pound block, you will be getting 1/4 pound of the block Turquoise pictured below. The possibilities are as endless as your imagination.

Turquoise is a valuable mineral and is possibly the most valuable, non-transparent mineral in the jewelry trade. It has been mined for eons since at least 6000 BC. by early Egyptians. Its history also includes beautiful ornamental creations by Native Americans and Persians. Its popularity is still quite strong today. Although crystals of any size are rare, some small crystals have been found in Virginia and elsewhere. Most specimens are crypto crystalline, meaning that the crystals could only be seen by a microscope. The finest turquoise comes from Iran but is challenged by some southwestern United States specimens. The name comes from a French word, which means stone of Turkey, from where Persian material passed on its way to Europe.