Industrial Turquoise

Turquoise

Turquoise is an opaque, blue-to-green mineral that is a hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium, with the chemical formula CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O. It is rare and valuable in finer grades and has been prized as a gemstone for millennia due to its hue.

Turquoise (color)

Turquoise is a cyan color, based on the mineral of the same name.

industrial

Adjective

1. Of or relating to industry, notably manufacturing.
2. Produced by such industry.

Noun

1. An employee in industry.
2. An enterprise producing tangible goods or providing certain services to industrial companies.

turquoise

Noun

1. A sky-blue, greenish-blue, or greenish-gray semi-precious gemstone.
2. A pale greenish-blue colour, like that of the gemstone.

Adjective

1. Made of turquoise (the gemstone).
2. Having a pale greenish-blue colour.