Chrysocolla 4x6mm Triangle Cut Faceted Rice Bead - 15-16 Inch Disc On cut or polished stones

On cut or polished stones

Due to its natural porosity

Fossil Coral is the prehistoric fossilized remains of the invertebrate reef builders that live in tropical oceans

whose color often caused ancient jewelers to confuse it with Emerald

Chrysocolla 4x6mm Triangle Cut Faceted Rice Bead - 15-16 Inch Disc On cut or polished stonesChrysocolla, 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.