Hubei turquoise, from Hubei Province in central China.
Standard-High grade, stabilized and unbacked, ready for a silversmith to set.
It would sit well in a pendant or a bold ring.
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turquoise cabochon · ref. TC-13a
Hubei Turquoise — Sky Blue, Light Web
$25one of one · available
A clear sky blue, leaning faintly toward green at the rim, laced with pale cream matrix in fine, wavering lines that drift across the upper half and center. A few dark pinpoints sit near the left edge. The polish is high and glassy over a low, even dome on a clean oval. The flat back is matte and the same blue, with pale webbing and small patches of tan matrix near the top.
- Origin
- Hubei
- Weight
- 7.85 ct · 1.57 g
- Size
- 20.1 × 15.5 × 3.8 mmlength × width × depth, dome included
- Shape
- oval
- Backing
- Unbackedthe back is shown in the photographs
- Treatment
- Stabilized
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