Turquoise

Turquoise is a gemstone whose colour is halfway between the more overshadowing green and blue.

Life cycle

A newborn turquoise is clear when hatched from its stony, spiky egg, making it look strikingly similar to glass or the elusive diamond. Chemists then grab a microscope and examine the chemical structure of the specimen. The chemical formula of turquoise is CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O. Being a tetrahydrate, it requires four litres of water every day prior to hatching from its egg. Once the specimen is identified, the chemists dilute the fledgling turquoise with green from jade and blue from sapphire, turning it into its adult forme, ready to attract a mate with its unique colour.

Colors
	Red • Orange • Yellow • Green • Blue • Purple • Black • White • Pink • Brown • Gray (Grey)
	Cyan • Magenta • Indigo • Violet • Rose • Gold • Silver • Bronze
	Fuchsia • Beige • Amber • Lime • Lemon • Tan • Teal • Olive • Khaki • Sky Blue • Navy
	Maroon • Crimson • Vermillion • Scarlet • Coral • Salmon • Peach • Cream • Lavender • Lilac • Aqua • Turquoise • Emerald • Ochre • Sienna • Umber
	Light Gray • Dark Gray • Burgundy • Auburn • Ruby • Sepia • Taupe • Banana • Spring Green • Mint • Jade • Aquamarine • Azure • Sapphire • Amethyst • Plum • Neon • Ivory • Platinum
	Apricot • Tangerine • Marigold • Wheat • Chartreuse • Moss • Kelly • Celadon • Periwinkle • Cerulean • Cobalt • Ultramarine • Blueberry • Iris • Grape • Thistle • Mauve • Orchid • Strawberry • Cerise • Vanilla • Chocolate • Mahogany • Chestnut • Ebony • Charcoal • Gunmetal • Key
	Coquelicot • Persimmon • Sunburn • Peru • Goldenrod • Citrine • Vitellary • Dandelion • Pear • Mindaro • Goo • Slime Green • Sage • Asparagus • Harlequin • Erin • Malachite • Pakistan • Verdigris • Viridian • Alice Blue • Electric Blue • Capri • Cornflower • Glaucous • Victoria • Zaffre • Eggplant • Heliotrope • Puce • Mulberry • Amaranth • Snow • Pearl • Xanadu • Feldgrau
	Eigengrau • Vantablack

Turquoise

Life cycle

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