Stabilized Turquoise Pendant - Shape: Flowery Drop Description of the Stabilized Turquoise Pendant - Flowery Drop The name Turquoise comes from the term, turquoise, which means, stone from Turkey. This mineral, part of the alumina phosphate family, displays superb azure blue colors sometimes enameled with small darker inclusions. This stone has been known for millions of years now because of its impressive virtues by multiple populations across the planet. Thus, as early as 6000 BC, Egyptian civilizations used this stone. They used it mainly for the manufacture of jewelry and decorative items. We have also found bracelets made from Turquoise on the wrists of some mummies dating from that time. The Persian people also valued this mineral very much. Indeed, the Persians then used it as a bargaining chip, rather than using gold,