Ancient and yet always at the height of current fashion: that is Blue Turquoise for you. Its brilliant sky-blue belongs to the all-time favorite trend colors in the world of fashion and jewelry. Turquoises were loved as ornaments decorating turbans, or set in a border of pearls in order to protect the wearer from the "evil eye". They were used as talismans decorating daggers, scimitars or the horses' bridles. Features: Material: Synthetic Turquoise Shape: Round Size( Approx ): 8 mm Length( Approx ): 15.5 inch / strand Grade: B Cut: Cabochon Quantity ( Approx ): 50 beads Note: Please be reminded that due lighting effects,monitor's brightness/contrast settings etc, there could be some slight differences in the colour tone of the website's photo and the actual item.Bead photos are enlarged to show detail- please note actual sizes