Chrysocolla 7x8mm Faceted Swirl Oval - 15-16 Inch Red Brecciated Jasper with some transparent inclusions

with some transparent inclusions

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It's a stunning specimen

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Chrysocolla 7x8mm Faceted Swirl Oval - 15-16 Inch Red Brecciated Jasper with some transparent inclusionsChrysocolla, 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.