VINTAGE Hubei Turquoise (China) HUGE Chunky Graduated Oval Bead Strand, (15 inch Strand)
This is old stock Hubei with all the deep colors an varying patterns
Large Center Bead 28x38mm, Smallest bead 20x23mm
This turquoise comes from a mine in the Hubei Province in central China that has been the most prolific mine in Asia. The qualities of turquoise that come from Hubei range from very soft material, needing to be treated to make it usable, to an attractive green spider web, to a very hard and fine blue with dark veined (spider web) matrix that could be considered some of the world’s finest turquoise.