Chrysocolla 4x6mm Triangle Cut Faceted Rice Bead - 15-16 Inch Disc Great on Beadalon #1 and

Great on Beadalon #1 and #2 Crimp Beads or #2 Crimp Tubes

The stone ranges in hue from green

It was originally found in the Ural mountains of Russia

resulting in fossils that are chalk-white

whose color often caused ancient jewelers to confuse it with Emerald

Chrysocolla 4x6mm Triangle Cut Faceted Rice Bead - 15-16 Inch Disc Great on Beadalon #1 andChrysocolla, 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.