Peruvian Chrysocolla 8mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch Argentina who was a great admirer

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made up of of smaller crystals

It was named from the Latin "Thule" - which was a term used by ancient Greeks and Romans to refer to the then-little-known lands to the north or present day Scandinavia

its brilliant color comes from the presence of very small inclusions of Nickel compounds

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Peruvian Chrysocolla 8mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch Argentina who was a great admirerChrysocolla, 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.