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Turquoise
Description
An opaque semi-precious stone that comes in varying shades of light blue or greenish blue and which consists of hydrated copper or aluminium phosphate.
Properties
Turquoise is sacred to both Native American and oriental traditions.
Turquoiseis associated with the sky, and bringing sky energy to earth.
Turquoise can help promote honest and clear communication from the heart.
Turquoise is also said to protect against pollution in the environment,
Turquoise brings abundance.
Turquoise can also help speed the healing process, and is known as a master healer stone.
Turquoise is very powerful for grounding and protection also.
Etymology
From Old French
(pierre) turqueise, Turkish (stone). Turk=From Old Turkic
türk, 'strong'.
Origin of the word Turquoise at Etymonline.com
General Reference
Turquoise at Wikipedia
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