Sleeping Beauty Turquoise 7-11mm Blue Chip Bead - 15-16 Inch Bloodstone It is a member of

It is a member of the Quartz family

For hand drilled beads (like pearls) there’s a bit more trial and error and guess work

Handy Zip-Pouch

Spinel is a hard vitreous magnesium aluminum oxide

Wire Cutters (with blue colored handles)

Sleeping Beauty Turquoise 7-11mm Blue Chip Bead - 15-16 Inch Bloodstone It is a member ofDakota Stones Sleeping Beauty Turquoise is from the Sleeping Beauty mine in Globe, Arizona famous for the outstanding robins egg blue color and quality of their rough. The Sleeping Beauty mine ceased producing Turquoise in 2012, so only a finite amount of rough material remains. With only limited amounts of this highly sought after material remaining, natural Sleeping Beauty Turquoise continues to rise in value. Turquoise is one of the oldest known