Rough, Nugget, Boulder, Ribbon, Free-Form: What Do All These Terms Have In Common?

Photo copyright Wings, 2014; all rights reserved.

They're all forms of turquoise (or other gemstones, for that matter), in various stages of the process of getting it from the earth into a jewelry setting.

Yes, it's Turquoise Tuesday again over at The NDN Silver Blog. Something a little educational, interspersed with some really cool photos of turquoise stones and Indian jewelry using the stone in its various forms. Go take a look, a please share: both today's post, and the main page of Wings's Web site.

Thanks.