Peruvian Chrysocolla 9x13-12x16mm Top Drill Irregular Flat Drop - 15-16 Inch R1336 Sage Agate forms in volcanish

Sage Agate forms in volcanish ash

if desired

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

These inclusions give it a glistening effect termed “aventurescence

the third to hardest common natural gemstone

Peruvian Chrysocolla 9x13-12x16mm Top Drill Irregular Flat Drop - 15-16 Inch R1336 Sage Agate forms in volcanishChrysocolla, 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.