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turquoise [RY]

turquoise, lakak and w. tibet turquoise, turquoise [JV]

(med) Turquoise, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈ · 4H₂O. g.yu ba'i ra dza (Yeshe 2018). g.yu drug dkar. White turquoise. g.yu dmar. Red turquoise. g.yu spyang. Green turquoise. drug dmar 'dra ba'i bar gyu. Quasi red turquoise. drug dkar 'dra ba'i gyu sngon. Quasi white turquoise. rgya g.yu. Chinese turquoise (Phrin Las 1987). Ferric iron substitution may cause the color to be green. Most of the gem material labeled "turquoise" is inhomogeneous and planerite (of the turquoise groupe, which can be white) is the most common constituent in commercial "turquoise" (mindat.org). Johannes Schmidt (talk) 09:18, 21 November 2021 (UTC)