Peruvian Chrysocolla 10mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch featured_01162025 It was originally named for

It was originally named for the visible inclusions of the mineral Cacoxenite

West African Jade is a complex Calcium Aluminum Silicate and is a Nephrite Jade

The name derives from the term “breccia

This stone is relatively soft

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Peruvian Chrysocolla 10mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch featured_01162025 It was originally named forChrysocolla, 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.