Chrysocolla 8-10mm Irregular Cube A Grade - 15-16 Inch Color_Green With only limited amounts of

With only limited amounts of this highly sought-after material remaining

In lower grades it can be transparent to opaque and is commonly light blue

which may contain iron oxide

and variation of the amount of iron in the stone creates a color range from reddish purple to deep violet to light lilac

Prehnite is translucent to transparent

Chrysocolla 8-10mm Irregular Cube A Grade - 15-16 Inch Color_Green With only limited amounts ofChrysocolla, 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.