Peruvian Chrysocolla 8mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch Blue Peru Opal ” taking its name from

” taking its name from the stone

It forms when Quartz and Feldspar crystallize in radial aggregates within other silica-rich stones

It is opaque

Peridot is one of few stones that occurs naturally in only one color

Porcelain Jasper is a brecciated (broken) Jasper originally found on a gold claim high in the Sierra Madre mountains of Mexico

Peruvian Chrysocolla 8mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch Blue Peru Opal ” taking its name fromChrysocolla, 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.