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added by GabrielBaran Aug. 21, 2017, 1:35 p.m.
What's the origin of the word "turquoise"?
Turku City in Finland
Turkey as a country
Turkusy, fake region
Persian tortoise
The name Turquoise was established in the seventeenth century and came from the name of Turkey (turquoise is French for "Turkish"), because the mineral was first brought to Europe from Turkey. Ancient Romans called this rock Kalalit.
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