TURQUOISE is associated with the sky, and bringing sky energy to earth. It is known as a master healer stone as it is believed to help speed the healing process. It is also thought that turquoise can help promote honest and clear communication from the heart.
Turquoise comes in all shades of blue, to blue-green and it is the natural variations in turquoise that make it appealing. The color of turquoise in American Indian jewelry ranges from brownish green to bright blue. Found in veins sandwiched in between layers of mother rock, turquoise can show some of the influence of the mother rock in its matrix or veining. The matrix colors range from blue to golden brown to black and sometimes with golden flecks. Many people prefer turquoise with matrix over clear stones.

Candelaria turquoise was mined in parts of the large Candelaria Open Pit Copper, Silver, and Gold Mine in the Candelaria Hills area near Tonopah, Nevada. Very little information can be found about Candelaria turquoise in the mining literature. High-grade Candelaria turquoise is a hard stone, translucent dark blue with a redish brown spiderweb matrix. The finest turquoise was found in places so difficult to work that it was almost unattainable. The mine is now closed and its scarcity makes it very collectible. Read more about stones.