According to the Iranian Stone Exhibition, minerals are numerous and abundant in Iran. The precious and semi-precious stones also have a significant share in the mines of our country, which is referred to as the paradise of gemologists in Iran.

Turquoise Neyshabur, for example, is one of the most expensive and unique precious stones and has a worldwide reputation. After that, gemstone has a very good place among other gemstones in our country.

Thus, since Iran is one of the countries with rich reserves of ornamental stones, one can think of exporting and earning foreign exchange earnings while optimally and sustainably exploiting these rich reserves. For example, by launching a workshop with twenty-five desks and a few machines, you can build a variety of traditional and handmade jewelry, using all your abilities to counteract this pricing capacity in the country, as well as providing jobless women. And reduced unemployment. We talked to Majid Pourmoghaddam, a researcher and consultant to the Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade.

What is Iran's state of stone reserves?
Iran is located in a part of the geological region known as the Paradise of Gemologists and is one of the richest countries in the world in terms of precious stone reserves. More than seventy types of precious and semi-precious stones except diamonds are found in the country, including Opal, Citrine, Amethyst, Agate, Turquoise, Jasb, Braille, Quartz, Epidote, Garnet, Chrysocoula and Tourmaline. These rocks are precious and semi-precious. At present, wolves have been identified in twenty provinces.

How much importance do we place on the processing of precious and ornamental stones in the country and what is the importance of this field?
Processing of precious and ornamental stones is the country where the least activity is done and few people are involved in the fine print and a number of artists in the artistic processing of stones. However, there is a large consumer market in the country that still requires manufactured products. The low production costs of equipment, training and location are all positive factors in this area, as well as the wide range of professional and non-professional homogenization of the industry to the extent that, for example, a Chinese factory (Gem & Gem) employs 3,000 people. He works directly or in Thailand there are about 1.5 million people and in India about three million people.

What steps have been taken in the country to identify and increase the depth of rock exploration?
Recognizing and using wedges in our country is a long time ago. For example, the Neyshabur turquoise mine has a historical activity of seven thousand years and a history of seven hundred years. A significant portion of the turquoise used in the coffins of the Egyptian Pharaohs from Iran, as well as the Guinness Book of World Records, is the largest producer of turquoise in the world, but little effort has been made to discover it. So we need to make more efforts to identify and deepen the discoveries. In this regard, in the Bostanabad zone of East Azarbaijan, Iran can be elevated in the world by identifying the chrysocoula reserves of the turquoise family, a very beautiful and beautiful stone in the province that is in the top of the turquoise turf. It is a mineral of the hydrous silicate family of copper, with a hardness of four and with prismatic shapes of green, blue, and turquoise whose paragenesis are azorite and malachite minerals. So while raising awareness about this beautiful mineral in our country as a commodity and mineral product in the year of supporting Iranian goods, we hope we can take further steps in identifying more reserves, value added, exports, employment and investment.

Explain more about Chrysococcal stone and what does it matter?
Chrysococcal or turquoise silicate, copper and aluminum silicate minerals are green and blue of secondary origin and with moderate hardness and oxidation in areas where copper mines are formed as clusters or round bodies between rocks. Occasionally, the chrysococcal masses grow and merge with quartz. The masses of this mineral are associated with turquoise and malachite. It also has healing properties because it relaxes the nerves and is effective in relieving pain. In ancient Egypt it was believed to protect one from psychological trauma. Chrysocoula increases body resistance and soothes gastric ulcer and arthritis, relieves muscle, throat infection and detoxification of the liver and regulates blood pressure and is very effective if in constant contact with the skin. In addition to medicine, the stone is used in jewelry as a form of jewelry, turquoise, mural, and rosary and is also used in home decoration. In turquoise containers also use all the crumbs of this stone in turquoise boards and .... Today the rock is rarely mined and is therefore highly priced, although in nature there are rocks like this mineral that can be referred to as turquoise, malachite and azurite.

What are your suggestions for developing precious and semiprecious stones?
Holding gemology courses and implementing a stone-cutting educational plan are strategies for developing gem stones and creating jobs, especially in homework for homeless and homeless women, non-profit organizations, charities and more. Developing and adding value, exporting turquoise stone to Azerbaijan and participating in international fairs are highly effective and sophisticated, as well as having suitable dimensions such as a wheel for home employment. In this regard, the worldwide registration of Turquoise Azerbaijan as an international brand, considering the rich minerality of copper with two and a half to seven percent purity, being well-rounded and having beautiful roles and paintings, enhances Iran's position in the world and increases the value added to find. he does.