Turquoise Untumbled, 1 lb

• Raw, untumbled turquoise. Unpolished, matrix-veined, individual.
• Peru sourced. Sold as natural Peruvian turquoise.
• A full pound, bulk. Sold by approximate weight.
• The old protection stone. One of Cunningham's fuller entries.

• Untumbled turquoise, 1 lb bulk bag, origin Peru
• Sizes and shapes vary widely; sold by approximate weight
• Raw turquoise is soft: keep away from solvents, perfumes, and soaks, and store apart from harder stones

Turquoise carries one of the longest devotional resumes in the mineral world, sacred from ancient Egypt and Persia to the American Southwest, worn by travelers for protection and traded between friends so faithfully that tradition made it the friendship stone. Cunningham files it under Venus and Neptune with Earth as its element, worked for protection, courage, money, love, friendship, and luck; Judy Hall seats it at the throat. Raw stone brings its own register to all that: the mineral as the ground offered it, favored for altar bowls, grids, and workings where the unworked thing feels truer than the polished one. The stones do not act on their own; the keeping, giving, and working are yours.

1. Bowl them on the altar. Raw turquoise makes a striking offering dish.
2. Grid with the rough. Unpolished stones suit protection and travel work.
3. Give a piece away. The friendship stone's oldest custom.
4. Handle gently. Raw turquoise is soft; dry cleansing by smoke or moonlight suits it best.

• Turquoise Tumbled Stones, 1 lb: the polished sibling pound.
• Tektite Untumbled, 1 lb: another raw pound for the as-found shelf.
• Tumbled Hematite Pebbles, 1 lb: grounding weight beside the sky color.

Is this natural turquoise?

It is sold to us as natural Peruvian turquoise, and we pass that on plainly. The turquoise trade is full of look-alikes and generous naming, so if specifics matter to your practice, contact us before ordering.

Why buy raw rather than tumbled?

The unworked stone: matrix, crust, and irregularity intact, favored for altars, grids, and workings where the as-found register feels truest.

How should I care for it?

Gently. Turquoise is soft and dislikes solvents, perfumes, and soaking; smoke or moonlight cleansing and separate storage keep it well.