Peruvian Chrysocolla 6mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch 3-4mm all organic parts are replaced

all organic parts are replaced by minerals

The description

Ruby was valued more highly than any other gem

and Egyptians were mining the stone as early as 3200 BCE

Peruvian Chrysocolla 6mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch 3-4mm all organic parts are replacedChrysocolla, 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.