Peruvian Chrysocolla 8mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch 48hr_04022024 It is opaque and occurs

It is opaque and occurs in a wide variety of colors

Rutilated Quartz is a silicon dioxide mineral with unique needle to like inclusions of Rutile

have been used for yellowish gemstones for at least two thousand years

as well as a lucky stone for sailors

mineral deposits can create stone in the place of the decaying wood

Peruvian Chrysocolla 8mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch 48hr_04022024 It is opaque and occursChrysocolla, 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.