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Chrysocolla
The gorgeous bluish green tinge of Chrysocolla will remind you of the sea and its gentle calming nature. The name evolves from the Greek words chrysos and kolla which means gold and glue respectively.
Chrysocolla Chalcedony
The common mineral quartz, occurs both in the familiar single crystal varieties of amethyst, citrine, rose quartz, etc, and also in a number of aggregate forms.
Chrysocolla
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Chrysocolla, the gemstone which provides unique color, blue-green, in the mineral world. It is, in fact, an appropriate mineraloid than a true mineral.
Chrysocolla
Chemical composition -- A hydrosilicate of copper and aluminum.
Color -- Blue to green.
Chrysocolla Facts, Information and Description
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Chrysocolla:
The Peace Crystal
In my experience chrysocolla is one of the gentlest of stones. It's not a high-energy stone like quartz, rutilated quartz, or smoky quartz, and.
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The hydrous silicate chrysocolla (Cu2H2Si2O5(OH)4) is an ore of copper. The name of the species is derived from the Greek words chrysos, meaning gold, and kolla, 'glue'.
Enhancements
Chrysocolla is not enhanced.
More information on gemstone enhancements.
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Chrysocolla Chrysocolla is a very soft stone that comes in a beautiful bluish-green color. Many people call Chrysocolla the "Peace Crystal" because of it's calming and soothing powers.
Chrysocolla
An inexpensive, usually opaque, blue to blueish green Mineral, Chrysocolla is most often cut as a cabochon for jewelry purposes but high quality, ...
Chrysocolla: Chryscolla usually occurs as a bright green or bluish crust. Crystals intergrown with quartz or with opal.
Chrysoprase: A variety of chalcedony which is apple-green in color.
Chrysocolla
aka Bisbeeite, Chrysocole, Crysocolla, Chrysocolle, Chrysocollite, Chrysokolla, Crisocola, Crisocolla, Gem Silica ...
Chrysocolla. Blend of deep blues and greens. Cools and calms, quiets the mind. Regulates and directs psychic information and energy. Clears emotional and spiritual blockages that cause confusion and failure. Relaxation and balance.
Chrysocolla
Copper bearing mineral
Color: Blue to Green, Brown to Black
Often confused with turquoise
Hardness: 2 to 4
Transparency: Translucent to opaque ...
Chrysocolla
Chrysocolla (meaning "golden lime" in Greek) is an opaque blue to blue-green mineral sometimes used in jewelry. It is usually cut as a cabochon.
Chrysocolla
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Calcite - 7.0cm x 5.5cm
Copper - 4.0cm x 3.5cm
Chrysocolla - 4.5cm x 2.7cm ...
Chrysocolla in quartz is a lovely robin's eye blue color that resembles turquoise. It may be an even blue color or mottled. Chrysocolla is a copper mineral that is very soft and not very usable by itself.
Chrysocolla is an opaque blue to blue-green mineral sometimes used in jewelry, usually cut as a cabochon. Hardness=2-4. S.G.=2.0-2.24, R.I.=1.54.
April 17: Chrysocolla
This month we bring you a sampling from our inventory of chrysocolla, consisting of both cabochon-cut and uniquely carved pieces. The 63.99-ct piece pictured above is from material found in the 1950s and cut by Bud Standley.
Combination of 3 minerals - Chrysocolla, malachite and azurite. A new mineral combination. Shattuckite crystallizes in the form of masses and fibers. It exhibits pleochroism which ranges from light to dark blue. It is a form of plancheite.
Summer 1969, Chrysocolla opal (first seen), p. 67, 2pp.
Fall 1969, Smoke-treated opal, p. 91, 2pp.
Fall 1969, Some unusual opals, p. 97, 2pp.
Winter 1969, Artificially colored opals, p. 117, 1p.
Aragonite, Aurichalcite, Azurite, Ankerite, Annabergite, Anglesite, Azurite, Beudantite, Brochantite, Cassedanneite, Cotunnite, Crocoite, Chrysocolla, Chlorite, Copper, Covellite, Calcite, Cuprite, Caledonite, Cerussite, Cobaltite, Chalcopyrite, ...
The copper may come from minerals such as malachite, azurite or chrysocolla. Turquoise has been found only in one location in distinct crystals of the triclinic system in 1912 in Lynch, Virginia, U.S.A.
Book III about halite and nitrium, alum and acrid juices and related minerals, sulphur, bitumen, realgar, and orpiment; the fourth, chrysocolla, aerugo, caeruleum, ferrugo ...
Ancient beads were made from agate, chalcedony, carnelian, chrysocolla, feldspar, so-called "greenstone" (chlorastrolite, chrysoprase, greenschist, omphacite, or serpentine), jade, jasper, lapis lazuli, onyx, obsidian or man-made glass, rock crystal, ...
Amazonite Andradite Abalone Benzoite Chrysocolla Euclase Halite LapisLazuli
Marcasite Pectolite Selenite Spectrolite Tektites Zircon Zoisite ...
Variscite, AlPO4-2H2O, Hydrated Aluminum Phosphate, (also called Utahlite) is a relatively rare translucent pastel green to emerald green gemstone with blue or yellow overtones (it is similar to chrysocolla, chrysoprase and turquoise).
This opaque green mineral is composed of azurite, malachite, turquoise, and chrysocolla. The hardness of this copper-based stone varies. There are many variations on its spelling, including Eliat, Elat, and Ellat.
This is such a great way to learn more about the products we use. Also, I am honored to have my Chrysocolla necklace here. Thanks so much!
Shazzabeth Creations said... ...
A secondary copper mineral, malachite is a popular gem that has light and dark vivid green bands. Many beautiful specimens of malachite contain special combinations with other minerals, such as azurite, cuprite or chrysocolla.
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Microcline - variety amazonite, is sometimes cut into cabochons, and used in jewelry. The blue-green color is caused by a lead impurity. It is rarely used as more people are aware of turquoise and chrysocolla.
Carnelian, agate, quartz cat's-eye, jasper (containing earthy impurities), and those materials in which quartz has more or less completely replaced other substances, such as silicified crocidolite, petrified wood, chrysocolla quartz, etc.
Other stones in this group are know as agate, jasper, petrified wood, bloodstone, petrified dinosaur bone, fire agate, tiger's eye, chrysocolla, chrysoprase, onyx, sardonyx, and carnelian.
The result is a surface that is covered with short, thin crystals and looks similar to setting technique, micro pave. Malachite, pyrite, hematite, chrysocolla, uvarovite garnet, psilmelane, carnelian, and cobalto-calcite are commonly found as druzy.
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