Mother Rock .. Spiderweb turquoiseGorgeous egg shaped spiderweb turquoise cabochon in a fine silver setting with twisted wire accent, 20" Italian rope chain.Turquoise is perhaps the oldest stone in man’s history, the talisman of kings, shamans, and warriors. It is a stone of protection, strong and opaque, yet soothing to the touch, healing to the eye, as if carved from an azure heaven and slipped to earth. Its unique shade of blue, often blue-green, lends it name, Turquoise, to all things of this tranquil hue. The delicate veining or mottled webbing in cream or brown is inherent to the stone and serves to enhance its character.When other materials appear within turquoise, those materials which often look like veins, are referred to as matrix or part of the “mother rock".