Facts, lore and description of turquoise flat druzy

Turquoise flat Drusy quartz is an ornamental gemstone which is highly known for its exclusive and striking colour. It is valued in the ancient American as well as Persian civilisations and is still retaining its fame even today. The turquoise specimens are many times polished or even sliced for the collectors. Some are also dyed.

It is mainly porous and it has got a natural waxy shin. Sometimes it’s also impregnated with the help of a plastic liquid in order to increase its lustre and enhance its stability. A lot of false exist of turquoise.

The most common fake of turquoise Drusy quartz that is prevalent is WhiteHowlite Blue Dyed which resembles a lot to Turquoise druzy.

Turquoise many a times comprises of the embedded lustrous flakes of pyrite or it may even have black veins of Oxide running through it. Sometimes it’s inter grown along with the secondary materials of copper specifically Chrysocolla. It may even form as pseudo morph of minerals like Beryl, Apatite, Feldspars, etc.

Crystal formations and aggregates

The crystal formations as well as aggregates are most often, massive, nodular, botryoidally, concretionary as well as reinform. It may even occur in veins, in masses of cauliflower shape, in round balls and even in stalactitical shape.

The crystals o turquoise are rarely found and are restricted to some particular locations where they’re found in the form of minute crystals within the thin rosettes and crusts.

They are opaque and may even be translucent in the thinner sections.

Varieties

The varieties of this druzy include:

1.    Eilat stones

It’s a greenish blue blend of Turquoise, Chrysocolla and some minerals of copper like malachite from mines of copper near Eilat-Israel.

2.    Kingdom- Turquoise

Turquoise from Mineral park mines situated near the Kingman in Arizona is popular for its beautiful shade.

Turquoise is a significant gemstone. The bright shade it has has made it popular throughout various civilizations and now it is one of the most important but affordable gemstones. It is usually in the form of beads or cabochons. However, it might even be ornamental carvings of flowers and animals. The specimens of turquoise Drusy are even famous amongst minerals’ collectors and crystallized variety from Virginia is highly valuable as well as desirable.

Chemical formula	CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 • 4H2O
Colour	Turquoise blue, bluish green, sky blue, apple green
Streak	White
Specific gravity	2.5 to 2.8
Hardness	5 to 6
Lustre	Dull and Waxy
Crystal system	Triclinic
Cleavage	None
Tenacity	Brittle
Fracture	Conchoidal
In group	Phosphates
Striking feature	Hardness and colour
Rock type	Metamorphic and sedimentary
Environment	As a substitute to the hydrothermal deposits generally in the arid copper bearing regions

Noteworthy locations

Even though turquoise is available all throughout the world, a vast chunk of Turquoise originates in South-West US. The most significant as well as classic locality of the gemstone is Nishapur in Iran. Here it is being mined from the time of Ancient Persians. The other historic locations of Turquoise include Serabit-el-Khadim in Sinai Peninsula, Eilat, Egypt and Israel where it’s mainly related with Chrysocolla and is known as the Eilat Stone. Mexico also has various significant locations of turquoise.

Turquoise which has a beautiful color and is of good quality is quite popular at Kinsman in Arizona where the rarely found small crystals are also found in the druzy habit. Other significant deposits of turquoise include Globe Miami district, Copper cities mine, Mexico, Gila and Co., etc. However the most perfect and apparent Turquoise crystals occur in the form of prominent micro crystals which are imported from Lynch Station in Virginia.

Drusy - The beauty of beautiful and sparkling crystals

Even though there should be a lot of variations in the names — druse, drusy, druzy and drusies, —one thing about it which always remains constant is that it is a pervasive gemstone that is a symbol of beauty.

It comprises of various tiny Quartz crystals which form either on or in other gemstones. The Drusy Quartz is a mineral which has imperatively unlimited possibilities for an artist. The sparkling, clear and shiny crystals look just like mini diamonds shining in the sun’s light. Reflecting light, the crystals of druzy often occur in a wide range of colors like pink, orange, white, green, blue, etc. Just image how snow or sugar crystals would look like sparkling in the sun. Drusy looks just like that.

It is quite interesting to see how, druzy gets its shape from different varieties of Quartz on which the druzy itself forms. Thus with a number of varieties of the Quartz, there are a lot of cuts as well as shapes in which druzy is available.

Fashioned approximately 2.5 Million years back and found in the valley of Omo in Ethiopia by the archaeologists were some of the man's earliest as well as most primitive tools. With the help of these tools Drusy was made.

As per legend, Flat Druzy Quartz even today is held in the form of an energizer which helps in stabilizing the body as well as aura of human. It also promotes creativity.

The crystals of Drusy went completely unnoticed in the industry of jewelry until recently when they started appearing in the works of prominent jeweler carvers and fashion designers.

 

The Druzy Collection

Including druzy in the jewelry items as well as fashion repertoires would help in broadening the options you have. Because of its accessibility, abundance, and versatility, druzy is fast becoming popular amongst the jewelry wearer as well as designers.

Appeal of Druzy

The appeal of druzy is now beginning to grow for the jewelry made with Drusy quartz since it exhibits multiple small crystals which sparkle with reflective surfaces just like the crystals of snow or sugar. The size as well as evenness of the crystals’ coverage is both significant value components when the quality of as well as worth of Drusy stones is determined.

Drusy jewelry care and handling

Rated at a 7 on the scale of hardness by Moh, druzy quartz is suited beautifully for earrings. pins, bracelets and pendants. But, rings and bracelets are less preferred, because of the possibility of the Druzy being detached. Drusy is fragile and thus even little force can damage it.

Drusy Quartz may be cleaned with the help of a solution of warm soap and water and a very soft bristles brush. As is the case with most of the gemstones, even Drusy Quartz needs to be kept totally away from the household-chemicals and also from a continuous exposure to extreme weather conditions since it can cause damage or some permanent alterations in its appearance. Druzy quartz needs to be kept in fabric lined box and away from all the other items of jewelry for avoiding any scratching or damage.