Turquoise Facts
Turquoise is a copper mineral.Note: BEWARE --During some Auctions on Ebay in 2005-2006 there are unscrupulous dealers selling substitutes for Turquoise (and calling it Turquoise. This is not Turquoise, it is a fraud. Some of the stones that were sold as Turquoise are actually nothing more than epoxy colored with turquoise dust! In a recent lot of Chinese turquoise we bought there was a suspicious specimen. We brought this to the attention of the supplier and he told us the workers in China broke this piece while polishing it and tried to do a clumsy repair job. In the name of full disclosure, we are letting you decide for yourself and publishing a photo of the piece in question. Our supplier swears that it is real turquoise, not fake, just broken. He has been in business for many years so I believe him. It is just unfortunate that this one piece has caused me to have some doubts. We are currently doing tests to determine if there are any more "repaired" pieces. Please let us know if you have any further questions.
