Peruvian Chrysocolla 10mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Peruvian Chrysocolla 10mm Round A Grade - 15-16 InchChrysocolla, a hydrous copper silicate, is often mistaken for turquoise due to its rich blues and blue to greens. It often also occurs with colors of rust, copper, black, white and reddish brown in speckles, veins and brecciated patterns. It is a very soft stone typically found near copper deposits. Chrysocolla was first described by Theosphrastus, a Greek philosopher and botanist who also named the stone, in 315 BCE.

Stone Type: Petrified Wood Agate

It is mined under extremely harsh conditions and the high-grade specimens are more rare than diamonds

the fossilized resin of prehistoric pine trees

nurturing emotional support

It was sold in the markets of ancient Babylon in 4

It also assists in setting a pace and staying with that pace all day long

" an allusion to the moon-like white reflections of the mineral or to the quality of the light transmitted from the stone

creating a unique "marbled" look

It also serves as the Mohs hardness scale index mineral for a hardness of 8

Denim Lapis has the brilliant blue and gold of higher end Lapis

manganese and other metallic oxides captured during the forming of the rock

It's also porous so it absorbs stains