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The beauty and history of turquoise is hard to surpass! Seeped with history and mystery it is truly a captivating stone.

Turquoise history dates back over 6000 years. Archeological and literary references to the stone predate the Christian era by five millennia. It has been unearthed in tombs from ancient Egypt - specifically the 4 bracelets of Queen Zar, found on her mummified arm.

These date back to the second ruler of the Egypt’s First Dynasty, approximately 5500 B.C. Aristotle and Pliny both refer to turquoise. Marco Polo even wrote about it. Turquoise has always been considered a stone of life.

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