What Rock Are You? · your result
You're Turquoise: The Free Spirit
The Free Spirit · Warm, adventurous and always halfway out the door.
You are turquoise, the sky-blue copper mineral that has been traded across deserts for 5,000 years and worn by travelers from Persia to the American Southwest. You are restless in the best way: curious about everywhere you have not been and everyone you have not met.
You are warm, open and generous with your time. You collect friends the way other people collect stamps, and you are the one who plans the road trip. Turquoise takes on the character of its surroundings, absorbing oils and changing color with wear, and you too are shaped by your journeys.
Your strengths
- Openness to new people and places
- Infectious warmth
- Adapts to any culture or crowd
Watch out for
- Restlessness can look like flakiness
- Absorbs the moods around you
- Struggles to stay put long enough to finish
About Turquoise
Turquoise is a blue-green phosphate mineral prized for thousands of years. Persian turquoise is considered the finest quality.
| Type | Semi-Precious Stones |
|---|---|
| Chemical formula | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O |
| Mohs hardness | 6 |
| Crystal system | triclinic |
| Luster | waxy |
| Streak | White to pale green |
| Cleavage | Good |
- One of the first gemstones ever mined, dating back to 6000 BCE
- The word 'turquoise' comes from French for 'Turkish stone'
- Native Americans consider it a sacred stone
How to tell real Turquoise at a glance
- Color: Blue, Blue-Green, Green. Look at a clean, dry surface in daylight. Color zoning, banding or spots are as diagnostic as the hue.
- Luster: Waxy. Compare a fresh surface with glass and metal; this luster is softer than either.
- Transparency: Opaque. Hold a thin edge up to a bright light and note whether light passes through.
- Mohs hardness: 6. It is about as hard as window glass: a knife barely marks it, while a steel file (Mohs 6.5) will.
Rocks Turquoise gets along with
Frequently asked questions
What does it mean if I got Turquoise on the rock personality quiz?
Turquoise is the free spirit: warm, adventurous and always halfway out the door. You are restless in the best way: curious about everywhere you have not been and everyone you have not met.
Which rock personalities is Turquoise most compatible with?
Turquoise pairs best with Opal, Amethyst, Jade. Take the quiz with a friend and compare results.
How do I recognize real Turquoise?
Opaque sky-blue to green stone, often with brown or black spiderweb matrix. Real turquoise is waxy, never bleeds dye and comes mostly from Arizona, Nevada, Iran and China.
