Chrysocolla 4x6mm Triangle Cut Faceted Rice Bead - 15-16 Inch Disc whose color often caused ancient

whose color often caused ancient jewelers to confuse it with Emerald

igneous rock with high silica content

The stone ranges in hue from green

It was originally found in the Ural mountains of Russia

Chrysocolla 4x6mm Triangle Cut Faceted Rice Bead - 15-16 Inch Disc whose color often caused ancientChrysocolla, 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.