Holy See Turquoise Birthstone Fashion Necklace Bracelet Ring Gold Jewellery 43

Holy See Turquoise Birthstone Fashion Necklace Bracelet Ring Gold Jewellery.   

By Aamir Mannan.

The substance has been known by many names, but the word turquoise, which dates to the 16th century, is derived from an Old French word for "Turkish", because the mineral was first brought to Europe from Turkey, from the mines in historical Khorasan Province of Iran. Pliny the Elder referred to the mineral as callais, the Iranians named it "phirouzeh" and the Aztecs knew it as Teoxihuitl.