What is blue Turquenite good for?

Turquenite is a strengthening stone, useful for exhaustion, panic attacks and depression. This stone assists in problems of the brain, eyes, neck or throat. It is helpful to the respiratory system and aids in healing lung disorders and allergies.

Is turquoise and Turquenite the same?

Turqurenite – a fake form of Turquoise usually composed of dyed Howlite, or dyed Magnesite. Block / Reconstituted Turquoise – small pieces of genuine Turquoise ground up and added to a matrix with resin or other minerals, to form a blue block. It contains hardly any Turquoise – if any.

What does Turquenite crystal mean?

Turquenite is known as an “attunement stone” for its ability to open and prepare the mind to receive higher energies. This can lead to unlocking new levels of creativity and balance emotions.

Is Turquenite Blue Howlite?

Turquenite is howlite dyed to be bright-blue. It is often used by lapidary artists as a substitute for turquoise. These specimens are from South Africa.

How do you use Turquenite?

Also known as “Turquoise Howlite” this stimulating stone will reduce anxiety and calm your mind, so you can reach inner peace. You can place Turquenite under your pillow at night to help you sleep better, avoid toxic negative thoughts and nightmares.

What is Turquentine good for?

It can help promote honest and clear communication from the heart. Turquentine is also a powerful crystal for relieving stress. It is also said to protect against pollution in the environment, and to bring abundance. It can also help speed the healing process, and is known as a master healer stone.

Where is Turquenite found?

These beautiful bright blue stones are called Turquenite and they are ‘Howlite Stones’ dyed in shades of blue. Lapidary artists often use them as a substitute for turquoise and they were first found in South Africa.

Where is Turquenite from?

Description. Turquenite is magnesite which has been dyed turquoise-blue. Our Turquenite tumble stones come from China. Turquenite is used to stimulate passion and heart-felt love.

Is blue Howlite natural?

Howlite is naturally a white stone, so if it is any colour other than white it has been dyed. You can now buy Howlite Properties Cards to go with your crystals – they make wonderful additions to gifts.

How can you tell a fake howlite?

Scratch Test The hardness of howlite is about 3.5 and Turquoise is 5-6 on the Mohs hardness scale. This test will help to determine whether it is real or fake. If it is hard to scratch then you probably have real Turquoise. If it scratches easily then you know it is howlite.

How do I know if I have real turquoise?

The most effective way to identify real Turquoise is to do the scratch test. Howlite or other materials fake Turquoise is made from are softer stones than genuine Turquoise. Lightly use your nail to scratch a less visible part of the stone like the backside and if it scratches easily, it’s howlite.

What is blue Aventurine?

Blue Aventurine is a silicon dioxide mineral and member of the Quartz family. The color is from minor inclusions of Copper and is usually found crystallized in the form of large masses. Most of the material on the market is from mines throughout Brazil, although Russia and India do have large deposits.