Hubei turquoise, from Hubei Province, China.
Standard-High grade, stabilized and unbacked, ready for a silversmith to set.
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turquoise cabochon · ref. TC-12c
Hubei Turquoise — Polychrome Oval, Sky to Seafoam
$32one of one · available
A clean oval of sky blue that settles through its lower third into a soft seafoam green, the two meeting without a line. Fine black matrix threads across the upper end only; the rest is clear, with one small brown fleck at the lower left edge. The polish is bright, the dome low and even. The back is flat and unpolished.
- Origin
- Hubei
- Weight
- 13.50 ct · 2.70 g
- Size
- 21.8 × 15.9 × 4.5 mmlength × width × depth, dome included
- Shape
- oval
- Backing
- Unbackedthe back is shown in the photographs
- Treatment
- Stabilized
