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Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl chalchihuitl. Noun edit. chalchihuitl (countable and uncountable, plural chalchihuitls).
Chalchihuitl is an Aztec word referring to a very valuable greenish stone. The invading Spanish assumed it meant turquoise, which they found in some quantity; ...
INrnonucrroN when the Spanish explorers of the early 16th century reached the coast of \{exico, they found a bright green stone in use among the in-.
chalchihuitl: A bluish-green turquoise found in New Mexico, highly prized as a gem by the aborigines.
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Chalchihuitl glyph, c. 1500 CE, Aztec/Mexica, stone, 59.5 x 70 cms., embedded in house wall, Calle Madero no. 39, at the corner with Calle Motolinía, Mexico ...
is illicit for vassals to wear them . There is another stone belonging to the species of chalchihuitl, which is called tlilaiotic, and is a mixture of black ...
The Little Chalchihuitl - The Best Turquoise Mine in New Mexico! The photos on this page show the workings of our Cerrillos Turquoise mine.
The stone that this glyph evokes, local jade, held a deep preciosity. It was a metaphor for children, and it was an early tribute item. The effect of the black ...
Chalchihuitl is a very flexible term, as noted. It can really be used for any precious green stone and thus became associated with turquoise and jade, although ...