Tropic Turquoise

Tropics

The tropics are the region of Earth surrounding the equator, where the Sun may shine directly overhead. This contrasts with the temperate or polar regions of Earth, where the Sun can never be directly overhead. Because of Earth's axial tilt, the width of the tropics is twice the tilt. The tropics are also referred to as the tropical zone and the torrid zone.

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.

tropic

Noun

1. Either of the two parallels of latitude 23°26′ north and south of the equator; the farthest points at which the sun can be directly overhead; the boundaries of the torrid zone or tropics.
2. The component of tone or rhetoric in a sentence.

Adjective

1. Of, or relating to the tropics; tropical.

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.