Throughout the ages, from Tutankhamen’s burial mask in Ancient Egypt to the Taj Mahal in India to the far-flung corners of Tibet and Mongolia, turquoise has been prized for its beauty. It ranges in color from green to greenish blue to sky blue. It is said to soothe The stone has been highly valued throughout the millennia. It is especially important this time of the year to those born under the sign of Sagittarius. It is their birthstone and is said to protect Turquoise gets its name from the Old French term for Turkish. It was the Turkish people who introduced the stone to the Europeans through the Levantine traders who traveled To wear turquoise is to connect with this sense of calm ~Alba Brunetti December 2012 |