Beautiful Blue Magnesite Howlite Turquoise Rondelle BeadsPrice is per 14 3 4 inch string of about 75 of these beautiful beads each bead measures 8mm x 4mm. Chinese Turquoise is a soft, opaque gemstone. Ranging from blue green, to yellow green with grey, black or brown veining . Much Chinese turquoise was used for artistic carving and jewellery, which has always been popular in the Orient. In China, Turquoise dates to the thirteenth century A. D. Although most brought from trade with the Persians, Turks,