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2. Native American jewelry - Wikipedia

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   Native American jewelry refers to items of personal adornment, whether for personal use, sale or as art; examples of which include necklaces, earrings, bracelets, rings and pins, as well as ketohs, wampum, and labrets, made by one of the Indigenous peoples of the United States. Native American jewelry normally reflects the cultural diversity ...

3. Howlite - Wikipedia

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   Howlite is commonly used to make decorative objects such as small carvings or jewelry components. Because of its porous texture, howlite can be easily dyed to imitate other minerals, especially turquoise because of the superficial similarity of the veining patterns. Howlite is also sold in its natural state, sometimes under the trade names of ...

4. Turquoise - Wikipedia

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   Turquoise. 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( OH)8·4 H 2 O. It is rare and valuable in finer grades and has been prized as a gemstone for millennia due to its hue.

5. The Jewelry Detective: Turquoise? In Winter? Groundbreaking ...

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   History—and recent spottings of turquoise in jewelry collections—supports Zoe’s choice. Turquoise was prized for its beauty and protective powers by the ancient Egyptians and has long been ...

6. 'It's tradition, it's family': Indian Village vendors pass ...

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   Her father-in-law, Robert Goombi, was one of the first vendors and sold turquoise and silver jewelry. Billy Evans Hunting Horse had a great impact on the shape and formation of the Indian Village ...

7. Tanzanite - Wikipedia

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   Present, dichroism or trichroism, depending on heat treatment. Tanzanite is the blue and violet variety of the mineral zoisite (a calcium aluminium hydroxyl sorosilicate ), caused by small amounts of vanadium. [3] Tanzanite belongs to the epidote mineral group. Tanzanite is only found in Simanjiro District of Manyara Region in Tanzania, in a ...