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  2. Turquoise (color) - Wikipedia

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    Turquoise (/ ˈ t ɜːr k (w) ɔɪ z / TUR-k(w)oyz) is a cyan color, based on the mineral of the same name.The word turquoise dates to the 17th century and is derived from the French turquois, meaning 'Turkish', because the mineral was first brought to Europe through Turkey from mines in the historical Khorasan province of Iran (Persia) and Afghanistan today.

  3. List of awareness ribbons - Wikipedia

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    The meaning behind an awareness ribbon depends on its colors and pattern. Since many advocacy groups have adopted ribbons as symbols of support or awareness, ribbons, particularly those of a single color, some colors may refer to more than one cause. Some causes may be represented by more than one ribbon.

  4. Turquoise - Wikipedia

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    Turquoise is an opaque, blue-to-green mineral that is a hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium, with the chemical formula Cu Al 6 (PO 4) 4 8 ·4H 2 O.It is rare and valuable in finer grades and has been prized as a gemstone for millennia due to its hue.

  5. Shades of cyan - Wikipedia

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    At right is displayed the X11 color named turquoise. Turquoise is the name of a greenish blue color, based on the gem of the same name. The word turquoise comes from the French for Turkish, as the gem was originally imported from Turkey. [23] [24] The first recorded use of turquoise as a color name in English was in 1573. [25]

  6. Every Pantone Color of the Year Since 2000

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    2016's other Pantone Color of the Year, Serenity is a cool blue color that, the company said, "comforts with a calming effect, bringing feelings of respite and relaxation even in turbulent times ...

  7. Political colour - Wikipedia

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    The colour blue, normally of a lighter shade, is of prime significance in Judaism. The flag of Israel features two blue horizontal stripes and a blue Star of David. See also tekhelet and Zionism. Turquoise blue color was shown in Iran as a symbol of royalism and support of the Pahlavi dynasty, and the flag of this dynasty (Pahlavi) is of this ...

  8. The meaning behind the blue ribbons worn at the Oscars - AOL

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    Small and subtle, the blue ribbons worn by many celebrities at the Oscars nonetheless had an important message: support refugees. According to a statement from the U.N. High Commissioner for ...

  9. Blue in culture - Wikipedia

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    [22] [citation needed] At certain times in Moorish Spain and other parts of the Islamic world, blue was the color worn by Christians and Jews, because only Muslims were allowed to wear white and green. [23] Dark blue and turquoise decorative tiles were widely used to decorate the facades and interiors of mosques and palaces from Spain to ...