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The pastel shades of turquoise have endeared it to many great cultures of antiquity: it has adorned the rulers of Ancient Egypt, the Aztecs (and possibly other Pre-Columbian Mesoamericans), Persia, and China. Veining may add value to the stone if the result is complimentary. Such material is sometimes described as "spiderweb matrix"; it is most valued in the Southwest United States and Far East......
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