In ancient Mesoamerica, turquoise was a highly treasured material, maybe the most valuable of all materials for holy and ornamental art products including masks, jewelry, and the regalia of monarchs and high priests.
Semi-precious stone turquoise (copper aluminum phosphate) often has an opaque look. Turquoise may be found in Mesoamerica in a variety of colors, including brighter hues like sky blue and aquamarine and a deeper greenish-blue (Persian turquoise, for example, is very rarely green in hue). The stone's variable iron or copper content may be seen in the stone's green to blue color changes. Areas of black veining induced by iron oxides are frequently present in pieces.
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