Turquoise has long been prized not only for its striking blue color, but as a good luck talisman, and has been reputed to bring wealth and protection to the wearer. This particular type of turquoise is from the Sleeping Beauty mine in Arizona. The turquoise mined from this location is much more intense in color and a hundred times more lustrous than any other turquoise found anywhere in the world. Turquoise is the birthstone for December. These stones have been hand wrapped in 14k gold filled wire and suspended from Ear wire hooks of the same metals.