The Science Behind Stabilizing Turquoise, Wavellite, Bauxite, and Other Fragile Minerals Stabilizing semiprecious minerals is not simply a craft—it is a materials science challenge. Minerals such as turquoise, wavellite, bauxite, chrysocolla, variscite, and other fragile geological materials behave very differently from wood, bone, composites, or glass. Their fracture networks, hydration states, porosity, and surface chemistry…