What are the colors of turquoise?
Among the many gemstone types, Turquoise is not a gemstone with more colors. Although the hue of the colors is different, if all are summarized, the turquoise has only four colors of blue, green, yellow and white.
Don't be confused by the name of turquoise, think that turquoise must be green. In fact, the coloring elements of turquoise are iron and copper. The iron element gives a turquoise green color and the copper element gives a turquoise blue color. Therefore, turquoise mainly has blue, green, yellow and white. The color is different and its value is different.
Turquoise can be divided into three levels according to the color.
1. The first-grade turquoise is mainly sky blue, the color is relatively pure, the surface has a glass texture.
2. The second-grade turquoise is mainly dark blue and emerald green, slightly transparent, and the texture is relatively tough.
3. The third-grade turquoise is mainly blue-white, light yellow-green and other colors. The gloss is poor and the texture is stiff.