Difference between revisions of "Bone turquoise"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A fossillized mammoth [ | + | A fossillized mammoth [[bone]] or [[ivory]] that has been treated to produce a turquoise blue color. Bone turquoise, or odontolite, originated in southern France. In the Middle Ages, a heat-treating techniqued was developed that turned the stone blue. It was used in jewelry to simulate [[turquoise]] stones. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 08:51, 9 January 2014
Description
A fossillized mammoth Bone or Ivory that has been treated to produce a turquoise blue color. Bone turquoise, or odontolite, originated in southern France. In the Middle Ages, a heat-treating techniqued was developed that turned the stone blue. It was used in jewelry to simulate Turquoise stones.
Synonyms and Related Terms
fossil turquoise; odontolite
Authority
- Maggie C. Pedersen, Gem and Ornamental Materials of Organic Origin, Elsevier, London, 2004 Comment: p. 61
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997