Sleeping Beauty Turquoise 3mm Heishi - 15-16 InchDakota Stones Sleeping Beauty Turquoise is from the Sleeping Beauty mine in Globe, Arizona famous for the outstanding robins egg blue color and quality of their rough. The Sleeping Beauty mine ceased producing Turquoise in 2012, so only a finite amount of rough material remains. With only limited amounts of this highly sought after material remaining, natural Sleeping Beauty Turquoise continues to rise in value. Turquoise is one of the oldest known

with indigo being the most rare

creating iridescent flashes of blue

whose color often caused ancient jewelers to confuse it with Emerald

Preservation is enabled by a lack of oxygen

There are 37 different mica minerals

The colors in this stone can range from pistachio to moss green with areas of pink

as well as a stone of prosperity

It is believed to be a powerful meditation stone

A visually dynamic stone

and is traceable to virtually all ancient civilizations

The name "biotite" is used because these minerals generally cannot be distinguished without optical

At times in ancient history