Turquoise has been revered for thousands of years! Most of the turquoise gemstone beads you'll find here are made from genuine turquoise that has been stabilized to make the naturally soft stone more durable. Our Chinese turquoise beads are mined and processed in the Hubei and Anhui Provinces of China. Our Mexican turquoise beads (not always available) usually come from the Pino Chueco ("Crooked Pine") and Campitos mines in Sonora, Mexico. We occasionally carry AA-grade natural (unenhanced) turquoise from the Sleeping Beauty Mine in Globe Arizona (not always available).
For an affordable turquoise alternative, we recommend economically-priced 
turquoise magnesite, sometimes called chalk turquoise.
