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Turquoise Gemstone Beads

Dakota Stones curates one of the widest turquoise bead selections on the market—everything from Arizona’s famed Sleeping Beauty sky-blue rounds to the chocolate-matrix patterns of Kingman, the sea-foam hues of Campitos and Elisa, and the richly veined material from China’s Hubei province. We stock multiple shapes and sizes—heishi, nuggets, rounds and rondelles—so designers can match color and matrix across an entire suite of pieces.
Geologically, turquoise forms when mineral-rich groundwater percolates through aluminous host rock and copper deposits, replacing pockets of material over thousands of years. The result is a hydrated copper-aluminum phosphate revered since the Egyptians and Aztecs for its vivid, naturally waxy luster. Our inventory includes both untreated stones and carefully stabilized strands (clearly labeled) to ensure durability without sacrificing authentic color.
Whether you’re chasing the robin’s-egg tone of classic Southwestern jewelry or the intricate spiderweb matrix prized by collectors, you’ll find a strand here that fits. Mix turquoise with sterling silver for timeless desert style, pair it with coral for striking contrast, or use small heishi as accent spacers—the palette possibilities are as vast as the landscapes where these legendary stones are mined.

 

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Hubei Turquoise 11-14x9-15mm Light Blue Nugget Beads - 15-16 Inch - 68420

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Hubei Turquoise is sourced from Hubei Province in Northern China, one of the most recognized turquoise-producing regions in the world. This materia...

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Hubei Turquoise 9-12x10-15mm Blue-Green Nugget Beads - 15-16 Inch - 68418

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Hubei Turquoise is sourced from Hubei Province in Northern China, one of the most recognized turquoise-producing regions in the world. This materia...

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Hubei Turquoise 6-10x9-15mm Light Blue Nugget Beads - 15-16 Inch - 68417

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Hubei Turquoise is sourced from Hubei Province in Northern China, one of the most recognized turquoise-producing regions in the world. This materia...

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Hubei Turquoise 7-11x10-14mm Blue-Green Nugget Beads - 15-16 Inch - 68415

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Hubei Turquoise is sourced from Hubei Province in Northern China, one of the most recognized turquoise-producing regions in the world. This materia...

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Hubei Turquoise 8-12x10-14mm Blue-Green Nugget Beads - 15-16 Inch - 68411

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Hubei Turquoise is sourced from Hubei Province in Northern China, one of the most recognized turquoise-producing regions in the world. This materia...

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Hubei Turquoise 9-12x12-18mm Nugget Beads - 15-16 Inch - 68403

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Hubei Turquoise is sourced from Hubei Province in Northern China, one of the most recognized turquoise-producing regions in the world. This materia...

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Hubei Turquoise 5-7x7-9mm Pebble Beads - 15-16 Inch - 68402

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Hubei Turquoise is sourced from Hubei Province in Northern China, one of the most recognized turquoise-producing regions in the world. This materia...

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Hubei Turquoise 8-10x11-14mm Green-Brown Pebble Beads - 15-16 Inch

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Hubei Turquoise is sourced from Hubei Province in Northern China, one of the most recognized turquoise-producing regions in the world. This materia...

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Hubei Turquoise 4-5mm Blue Irregular Tube Beads - 15-16 Inch

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Hubei Turquoise 4x8mm Brown & Green Rice Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Hubei Turquoise 8x13mm Blue with Spider Web Matrix Tube Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Hubei Turquoise 6x8mm Blue with Spider Web Matrix Pebble Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Hubei Turquoise is sourced from Hubei Province in Northern China, one of the most recognized turquoise-producing regions in the world. This materia...

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Hubei Turquoise 3x6mm Rondelle Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Hubei Turquoise is sourced from Hubei Province in Northern China, one of the most recognized turquoise-producing regions in the world. This materia...

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Hubei Turquoise with Copper Painted Edge Blue-Green 8x10mm Oval Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Hubei Turquoise is sourced from Hubei Province in Northern China, one of the most recognized turquoise-producing regions in the world. This materia...

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White Buffalo 6-8mm Chip Bead - 15-16 Inch

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White Buffalo stone is a rare, white mineral predominantly composed of magnesite and quartz. Discovered in 1993, the only source for White Buffalo ...

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Elisa Turquoise 8-12x12-20mm Graduated Oval Nugget Bead - 15-16 Inch

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This turquoise is mined from the Sonora mines in Mexico. Like all other natural turquoise, its coloring is the result of the chemical reaction that...

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Elisa Turquoise 8-9mm Pebble Bead - 15-16 Inch

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This turquoise is mined from the Sonora mines in Mexico. Like all other natural turquoise, its coloring is the result of the chemical reaction that...

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Sleeping Beauty Turquouise 4-6mm Blue Chip Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Dakota Stones’ Sleeping Beauty Turquoise is from the Sleeping Beauty mine in Globe, Arizona — famous for the outstanding robin’s egg blue color and...

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Sleeping Beauty Turquoise 7-11mm Blue Chip Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Dakota Stones’ Sleeping Beauty Turquoise is from the Sleeping Beauty mine in Globe, Arizona — famous for the outstanding robin’s egg blue color and...

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Kingman Turquoise 7-12x10-15mm Blue/Green/Brown Graduated Rondelle Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Kingman turquoise, mined in the Acerbate Mountains near Kingman, Arizona, is renowned for its vibrant, intense blue hues, often featuring a black, ...

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Kingman Turquoise 4-7mm Blue Green with Matrix Pebble Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Kingman turquoise, mined in the Acerbate Mountains near Kingman, Arizona, is renowned for its vibrant, intense blue hues, often featuring a black, ...

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Kingman Turquoise 3-6mm Blue with Matrix Pebble Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Kingman turquoise, mined in the Acerbate Mountains near Kingman, Arizona, is renowned for its vibrant, intense blue hues, often featuring a black, ...

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This is a Dakota Stones 3x4-4x7mm Egyptian Turquoise Drill Gemstone strand with nugget beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 3x4-4x7mm Egyptian Turquoise Drill Gemstone strand with nugget beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Egyptian Turquoise 3x4-4x7mm Graduated Side Drill Nugget - 15-16 Inch

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Egyptian Turquoise is one of the oldest known sources of turquoise, historically mined in the Sinai region for thousands of years and prized since ...

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This is a Dakota Stones 3x5-5x9mm Egyptian Turquoise Drill Gemstone strand with nugget beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 3x5-5x9mm Egyptian Turquoise Drill Gemstone strand with nugget beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Egyptian Turquoise 3x5-5x9mm Graduated Side Drill Nugget - 15-16 Inch

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Egyptian Turquoise is one of the oldest known sources of turquoise, historically mined in the Sinai region for thousands of years and prized since ...

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This is a Dakota Stones 4x6-10x14mm Egyptian Turquoise Gemstone strand with free-form oval beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 4x6-10x14mm Egyptian Turquoise Gemstone strand with free-form oval beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Egyptian Turquoise 4x6-10x14mm Graduated Free Form Oval - 15-16 Inch

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Egyptian Turquoise is one of the oldest known sources of turquoise, historically mined in the Sinai region for thousands of years and prized since ...

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This is a Dakota Stones 2x4-4x7mm Egyptian Turquoise Drill Gemstone strand with nugget beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 2x4-4x7mm Egyptian Turquoise Drill Gemstone strand with nugget beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Egyptian Turquoise 2x4-4x7mm Graduated Side Drill Nugget - 15-16 Inch

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This is a Dakota Stones 5x7mm Egyptian Turquoise Gemstone strand with barrel beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 5x7mm Egyptian Turquoise Gemstone strand with barrel beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Egyptian Turquoise 5x7mm Barrel - 15-16 Inch

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This is a Dakota Stones 6x8mm Egyptian Turquoise Gemstone strand with barrel beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 6x8mm Egyptian Turquoise Gemstone strand with barrel beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Egyptian Turquoise 6x8mm Barrel - 15-16 Inch

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This is a Dakota Stones 4-6mm Lone Mountain Turquoise Gemstone strand with nugget beads in 18 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 4-6mm Lone Mountain Turquoise Gemstone strand with nugget beads in 18 inch strand.

Lone Mountain Turquoise 4-6mm Nugget - 18 Inch

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The Lone Mountain turquoise mine was rediscovered in 1920 by Lee Hand, a man known as the "turquoise king" of his day. It is considered rediscovere...

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This is a Dakota Stones 7mm Sky Blue Hubei Turquoise Gemstone strand with round beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 7mm Sky Blue Hubei Turquoise Gemstone strand with round beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Sky Blue Hubei Turquoise 7mm Round Beads - 15-16 Inch

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Hubei Turquoise is sourced from Hubei Province in Northern China, one of the most recognized turquoise-producing regions in the world. This materia...

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This is a Dakota Stones 6-6mm Hubei Turquoise Gemstone strand with round beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 6-6mm Hubei Turquoise Gemstone strand with round beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Hubei Turquoise 6.7mm Round Beads - 15-16 Inch

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This is a Dakota Stones 8x10mm Hubei Turquoise Puff Grade Gemstone strand with AA grade oval beads.
This is a Dakota Stones 8x10mm Hubei Turquoise Puff Grade Gemstone strand with AA grade oval beads.

Hubei Turquoise 8x10mm Puff Oval Beads AA Grade - 15-16 Grade

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This is a Dakota Stones 4x10mm Hubei Turquoise Gemstone strand with tyre beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 4x10mm Hubei Turquoise Gemstone strand with tyre beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Hubei Turquoise 4x10mm Irregular Tyre Beads - 15-16 Inch

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This is a Dakota Stones 3x11mm Hubei Turquoise Gemstone strand with tyre beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 3x11mm Hubei Turquoise Gemstone strand with tyre beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Hubei Turquoise 3x11mm Tyre Beads - 15-16 Inch

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This is a Dakota Stones 3x9mm Hubei Turquoise Gemstone strand with AA grade tyre beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 3x9mm Hubei Turquoise Gemstone strand with AA grade tyre beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Hubei Turquoise 3x9mm Tyre Beads AA Grade - 15-16 Inch

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This is a Dakota Stones 3x7mm Hubei Turquoise Gemstone strand with AA grade tyre beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 3x7mm Hubei Turquoise Gemstone strand with AA grade tyre beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Hubei Turquoise 3x7mm Tyre Beads AA Grade - 15-16 Inch

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This is a Dakota Stones 4x6mm Hubei Turquoise Grade Gemstone strand with AA grade tyre beads.
This is a Dakota Stones 4x6mm Hubei Turquoise Grade Gemstone strand with AA grade tyre beads.

Hubei Turquoise 4x6mm Tyre Beads AA Grade - 15-16 Grade

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Hubei Turquoise is sourced from Hubei Province in Northern China, one of the most recognized turquoise-producing regions in the world. This materia...

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This is a Dakota Stones 4x6mm Hubei Turquoise Grade Gemstone strand with AA grade rondelle beads.
This is a Dakota Stones 4x6mm Hubei Turquoise Grade Gemstone strand with AA grade rondelle beads.

Hubei Turquoise 4x6mm Rondelle Beads AA Grade - 15-16 Grade

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Hubei Turquoise is sourced from Hubei Province in Northern China, one of the most recognized turquoise-producing regions in the world. This materia...

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This is a Dakota Stones 9x11-11x20mm Kingman Turquoise Blue Brown Gemstone strand with nugget beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 9x11-11x20mm Kingman Turquoise Blue Brown Gemstone strand with nugget beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Kingman Turquoise 9x11-11x20mm Blue Brown Graduated Nugget - 15-16 Inch

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Kingman turquoise, mined in the Acerbate Mountains near Kingman, Arizona, is renowned for its vibrant, intense blue hues, often featuring a black, ...

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This is a Dakota Stones 6mm Kingman Turquoise Blue Brown Gemstone strand with rondelle beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 6mm Kingman Turquoise Blue Brown Gemstone strand with rondelle beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Kingman Turquoise 6mm Blue Brown Rondelle - 15-16 Inch

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Kingman turquoise, mined in the Acerbate Mountains near Kingman, Arizona, is renowned for its vibrant, intense blue hues, often featuring a black, ...

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This is a Dakota Stones 3x8mm Hubei Turquoise Gemstone strand with AAA grade faceted rondelle beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 3x8mm Hubei Turquoise Gemstone strand with AAA grade faceted rondelle beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Hubei Turquoise 3x8mm Faceted Rondelle AAA - 15-16 Inch

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Hubei Turquoise is sourced from Hubei Province in Northern China, one of the most recognized turquoise-producing regions in the world. This materia...

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This is a Dakota Stones 9-10mm Hubei Turquoise Gemstone strand with chip beads in 32-33 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 9-10mm Hubei Turquoise Gemstone strand with chip beads in 32-33 inch strand.

Hubei Turquoise 9-10mm Chip - 32-33 Inch

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Hubei Turquoise is sourced from Hubei Province in Northern China, one of the most recognized turquoise-producing regions in the world. This materia...

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This is a Dakota Stones 9mm Hubei Turquoise Blue Gemstone strand with round beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 9mm Hubei Turquoise Blue Gemstone strand with round beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Hubei Turquoise 9mm Blue Round - 15-16 Inch

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Hubei Turquoise is sourced from Hubei Province in Northern China, one of the most recognized turquoise-producing regions in the world. This materia...

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This is a Dakota Stones 8x10-13x16mm Hubei Turquoise Blue Gemstone strand with AA grade faceted free-form oval beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 8x10-13x16mm Hubei Turquoise Blue Gemstone strand with AA grade faceted free-form oval beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Hubei Turquoise 8x10-13x16mm Blue Free Form Faceted Oval AA Grade - 15-16 Inch

$261.00 - $261.00
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Hubei Turquoise is sourced from Hubei Province in Northern China, one of the most recognized turquoise-producing regions in the world. This materia...

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This is a Dakota Stones 10x13-13x20mm Kingman Turquoise Gemstone strand with barrel beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 10x13-13x20mm Kingman Turquoise Gemstone strand with barrel beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Kingman Turquoise 10x13-13x20mm Graduated Barrel - 15-16 Inch

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Kingman turquoise, mined in the Acerbate Mountains near Kingman, Arizona, is renowned for its vibrant, intense blue hues, often featuring a black, ...

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This is a Dakota Stones 12-17mm Campitos Turquoise Gemstone strand with round beads in 19-20 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 12-17mm Campitos Turquoise Gemstone strand with round beads in 19-20 inch strand.

Campitos Turquoise 12-17mm Graduated Round - 19-20 Inch

$1,428.00 - $1,428.00
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Turquoise is an ancient gemstone, one of the first known to man. Known to Egyptian and Aztec cultures thousands of years ago, Turquoise is now mine...

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This is a Dakota Stones 5mm Hubei Blue Turquoise Matrix Gemstone strand with A grade round beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 5mm Hubei Blue Turquoise Matrix Gemstone strand with A grade round beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Hubei Blue Turquoise with Matrix 5mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch

$41.00 - $41.00
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Hubei Turquoise is sourced from Hubei Province in Northern China, one of the most recognized turquoise-producing regions in the world. This materia...

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This is a Dakota Stones 5mm Elisa Turquoise Gemstone strand with heishi beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 5mm Elisa Turquoise Gemstone strand with heishi beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Elisa Turquoise 5mm Heishi - 15-16 Inch

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This turquoise is mined from the Sonora mines in Mexico. Like all other natural turquoise, its coloring is the result of the chemical reaction that...

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About this stone

Color
BlueBlue-GreenGreen
Origin
USA (Arizona)USA (Nevada)China (Hubei)Mexico
Mohs hardness
5–6
Treatment categories
NaturalStabilizedComposite/Reconstituted
Industry-standard treatment
Stabilization
Mineral chemistry
Hydrated copper-aluminum phosphate
Crystal system
Triclinic
Stone family
Turquoise
Birthstone
December
Common cuts
RoundRondelleHeishiNuggetFaceted RondelleChip
Common sizes
3mm4mm6mm8mm10mm
Care notes
Avoid ultrasonic, steam, bleach, and household cleaners. Soft damp cloth only. Remove before swimming, gym, perfume, hand-washing.
Related stones
Lapis Lazuli, Coral, Amazonite, Larimar

Frequently asked questions

  • Is your turquoise real, or is it dyed howlite?
    Turquoise is hydrated copper-aluminum phosphate. Dyed howlite and dyed magnesite are common imitations sold as "turquoise" in the broader bead trade — those are different minerals entirely, not turquoise.
  • What does "stabilized" turquoise mean — is it fake?
    Stabilized turquoise is turquoise that has been infused with clear epoxy resin under pressure to harden the naturally porous stone for jewelry use. It's color-stable and the industry-standard treatment for the vast majority of bead-grade material. It's distinct from composite/reconstituted material, which is bonded particles rather than treated whole stone.
  • What's the difference between Sleeping Beauty, Kingman, and Hubei turquoise?
    Sleeping Beauty (Arizona, mine closed 2012) is pure even sky-blue with little or no matrix — scarce and supply-constrained. Kingman (Arizona, active) covers the full Arizona range from clear blue to deep blue with bold matrix. Hubei (China, active) is the dominant commercial bead source — typically blue to blue-green with rich veining, almost always stabilized.
  • Will the color change over time?
    Stabilized turquoise is color-stable and will look much the same in five years as it does today. Untreated natural turquoise can shift slowly over years from skin oil and chemical contact — some designers and collectors prize this aging; others want consistent color, in which case stabilized is the right pick.
  • How do I tell if turquoise is real?
    Practical tests include weight (real turquoise feels denser than plastic or resin), a fingernail scratch on an inconspicuous spot (howlite at Mohs 3.5 will scratch easily; turquoise at 5–6 will not), a hot-needle test (plastic imitation will smell of melting plastic), and an acetone swab (dyed material will release color).