![]() ![]() In turquoise, according to some mineralogists, the blue comes from the copper the green comes from the presence of iron. Phosphates are known for their bright colors. The copper and aluminum - along with iron and other mineral traces - join with a phosphate radical, a group of oxygen atoms so clustered around nonmetallic phosphorus that they behave like a single atom. 4H 2O, a hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminum.“The chemistry of turquoise: CuAl 6(PO 4) 4(OH) 8 It did not likely come from Turkey, its namesake, but took the name of the land it crossed on the old trade routes from Persia to Europe. “Turquoise is ornament, jewel, talisman, tessera. This failure of attention will make orphans of us all.” – Ellen Meloy, Anthropology of Turquoise As we unravel the threads that bind us to nature, as denizens of data and artifice, amid crowds and clutter, we become miserly with these loyal and exquisite guides, we numb our sensory intelligence. ![]() “ Each of us possesses five fundamental, enthralling maps to the natural world: sight, touch, taste, hearing, smell. ![]()
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