{"product_id":"turquoise-chips-8mm-on-34-inch-strands","title":"Turquoise, Chips, 8mm on 34-inch Strands","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurquoise chips average about 8mm diameter, but varying greatly in thickness, as contemporary chips tend to do. These are on the large side. On 34-inch strands\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurquoise got its name because it came to Europe through Turkey.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt has a long history of use in jewelry throughout the Himalayas, India, Persia (Iran), and Egypt, having been mined there up to 8000 years ago.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn the American Southwest, Native Americans have mined, and used it, for jewelry, ceremonies, art and trade since 200 BCE.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurquoise naturally varies in color from blue to green depending on its iron and copper content. However, the popular sky-blue color shifts toward green from contact with perspiration, oils, cosmetics and other substances, as well as excess light, heat, and de-hydration. This is why older Turquoise beads are often more green than blue.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhether they appreciate the age, or the color itself, Tibetans prefer more green Turquoise, while Europeans and Americans tend to prefer the blue.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Beadazzled.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53232920002869,"sku":"JSD-1460","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/4388\/1301\/files\/JSD-1460a.jpg?v=1785841267","url":"https:\/\/www.beadazzled.com\/products\/turquoise-chips-8mm-on-34-inch-strands","provider":"Beadazzled.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}