{"product_id":"turquoise-rondelles-graduated-strand-25mm-to-12mm-diameter","title":"Turquoise, Rondelles, Graduated Strand, 25mm to 12mm Diameter","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGraduated strands of large rondelles 25mm to 12mm diameter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16-inch strand of medium blue green turquoise from the Elisa Mine in Sonora, Mexico, famous for its range of turquoise colors. These are a soft medium blue green, reminiscent of the stones in old Navajo jewelry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn speaking to various processors in Tucson this year I learned that all recently.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emined turquoise is stabilized. This is necessary because the explosives used in today's mining processes leave innumerable micro-cracks in the stone. These are filled with a clear liquid resin in which the \"rough\" is soaked for long periods of time until penetrates, and seals, all the cracks. At that point the stones can be safely cut, drilled for beads, and\/or made into jewelry. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese beads are guaranteed to have NO color added to the resin, which means they will never fade as some treated beads do, nor will they become greener over time as untreated turquoise does when exposed to body oils and other substances. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bead-Zone.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48358977863989,"sku":"GMO-567","price":189.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/4388\/1301\/files\/GMO-567ElisaTurquoise.jpg?v=1710034017","url":"https:\/\/www.beadazzled.com\/products\/turquoise-rondelles-graduated-strand-25mm-to-12mm-diameter","provider":"Beadazzled.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}