turquoise
Cyan's earthier cousin
Turquoise is a blue-green mineral prized as a gemstone, or the color of that stone—a distinctive blend of blue and green suggesting tropical waters or desert skies.
The stone has been valued for millennia in jewelry and ornamentation, particularly in Native American and Middle Eastern traditions.
As a color term, turquoise describes things in that blue-green range: turquoise waters, a turquoise dress.
Southwestern indigenous people
- ZuniNative southwestern pueblo-dwellers
- HopiPueblo people of Arizona
- puebloCommunal adobe village
- silversmithMaker of silver objects
kachina · mesa · adobe · Taos · desert · petroglyph · thunderbird · arrowhead
Neck-worn ornament
- braceletOrnamental wrist band
- pendantSuspended jewelry ornament
- earringsJewelry worn on lobes
- ringClosed curve shape
brooch · beads · choker · cuff · inlay · silverwork · fetish · amulet
Hue between sky and grass
- tealShade between aqua, cyan
- aquamarineBlue-green beryl gemstone
- cyanBlue-green hue
- ceruleanBright sky tone
seafoam · peacock · mint · viridian · aqua · lagoon · marine · sky
Domed, unfaceted gemstone
- lapisBlue gem, truncated
- coralMarine skeletal formation
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- inlayEmbedded surface ornamentation
bezel · carat · veining · matrix · stabilized · nugget · rough · polished
Spiritual node in body
- throatNeck's inner passage
- energyPower to do work
- protectionGuarding against harm
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
balance · harmony · spiritual · metaphysical · talisman · sacred · ceremonial · meditation
Navajo
Southwestern indigenous people
silversmith · kachina · mesa · adobe · Taos · desert · petroglyph · thunderbird · arrowhead · dreamcatcher
necklace
Neck-worn ornament
ring · brooch · beads · choker · cuff · inlay · silverwork · fetish · amulet · adornment
blue-green
Hue between sky and grass
- tealShade between aqua, cyan
- aquamarineBlue-green beryl gemstone
- cyanBlue-green hue
cerulean · seafoam · peacock · mint · viridian · aqua · lagoon · marine · sky · opaline
cabochon
Domed, unfaceted gemstone
inlay · bezel · carat · veining · matrix · stabilized · nugget · rough · polished · spiderweb
chakra
Spiritual node in body
- throatNeck's inner passage
- energyPower to do work
- protectionGuarding against harm
purification · balance · harmony · spiritual · metaphysical · talisman · sacred · ceremonial · meditation · calming
- colorsred, blue, green, yellow, orange
- jewelryearrings, bracelet, necklaces, necklace, rings
- mineralsquartz, marble, granite, limestone, sandstone
- boho stylefringe, macrame, dreamcatcher, feather earrings, maxi dress
- Bright Colorsbright red, bright blue, bright green, bright yellow, magenta
- color namescrimson, amber, coral, silver, bronze
- turquoise jewelryAccessories featuring blue-green stones
- turquoise waterBlue-green coastal shade
- turquoise mine
- turquoise ringFinger jewelry with blue-green stone
- turquoise necklaceBlue-green gem jewelry worn around throat
- turquoise stoneOpaque blue-green gemstone