12 MM TURQUOISE ROUND BEADS

The name turquoise means "Turkish Stone" because the trade route that brought it to Europe used to come via Turkey. Pure blue turquoise is rare; mostly turquoise is interspersed with with brown, dark gray, or black veins of other minerals or the host rock. Deposits can be found in Iran, Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, Israel, Mexico, Tanzania, and the United States.