We do our best to disclose all treatments on our turquoise gemstone beads. Stabilization is used to make turquoise strong enough to use in jewelry and beads since turquoise is by nature a soft stone. It also sets the color since natural turquoise will turn colors over time from skin oils and environmental elements. Sometimes the beads are Color Shot, the stabilizing compound had color in it. Only 10% or less of all turquoise mined is gemstone quality which means it is strong enough to use as jewelry components without stabilization. This high grade turquoise is expensive and stabilization provides turquoise and turquoise beads that are reasonably priced.

The turquoise beads are organized by shape with the exception that the North American Turquoise beads  are on the top of the page and the Chinese Turquoise beads are below them.

To learn about turquoise and compare fake turquoise with the real thing check out our Turquoise Comparison Chart