Natural Amazing blue Peruvian Chrysocolla 11-12mm round beads (ETB01006) designer jewerly

Natural Amazing blue Peruvian Chrysocolla 11-12mm round beads (ETB01006) designer jewerlyChrysocolla, the king of carbonate copper gemstones, is an alluring, vivid blue green color and is often mistaken for turquoise because they share many visual similarities. It can often be found intermingled with malachite, turquoise and azurite, creating a wonderful mixed gemstone known as eilat stone. Legend has it that eilat stone was originally mined in King Solomon's mines in Africa. The rich, vibrant blue and green colors of chrysocolla are

5 x 39 x 9

a mineral of the Quartz family

Rhodochrosite occurs as a hydrothermal vein mineral along with other manganese minerals in low temperature ore deposits as in the silver mines of Romania where it was first found

this mineral was described for the first time in Sacaramb

multi colored floret patterns of Ocean Jasper make this a gorgeous and exciting stone

The brightest and most valuable "red" called pigeon blood-red

Size: 9 x 5 x 9 mm

Stichtite in serpentine was first observed in about 1891 in the vicinity of the Adelaide mine

and often has a soft rind

Finishing : Polished

5mm/ Length: 16 1/8 inches/ 410mm/ Origins: Peru

the smallest bead : 28 x 28 x 7 mm