{"product_id":"aw-charm-5","title":"Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Charm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTurquoise was among the first gems to be mined, and while many of the ancient and historic sites have been depleted, some are still worked to this day. Pre-Columbian Native Americans mined depo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esits in New Mexico and likely California, the best turquoise coming from the fabled, now closed Sleeping Beauty and (still operating) Kingman Mines in Arizona. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSince the First Dynasty (3000 B.C.) it was used by the Egyptians and mined in the Sinai.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Iran has been an important source of turquoise for at least 2000 years, and old Persian pieces were often engraved and inlaid with gold. Turquoise was also extensively used in China, since the Shang Dynasty, in Tibet and Mongolia. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeveral turquoise artefacts have also been found in Greece\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, dating to the Mycenaean era, around 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e500B.C. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-15\" rel=\"dc:references\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are many myths surrounding turquoise and most of the are involved with predicting danger and hope. This turquoise in this charm comes from the Sleeping Beauty mine and has the prized robin's egg blue color. The size makes it ideal for daily wear as a charm or amulet. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade to order, please allow 4-6 weeks for its creation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AtelierWolff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31538381979707,"sku":"C13","price":975.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0286\/9460\/9979\/files\/MiniTurquoiseCharmC13View1.png?v=1786677354","url":"https:\/\/atelierwolff.com\/products\/aw-charm-5","provider":"AtelierWolff","version":"1.0","type":"link"}