Chrysocolla, Azurite, Chinese, Smooth Round Beads in sizes 6mm, 8mm & 10mm. Price Per Strand

Chrysocolla, Azurite, Chinese, Smooth Round Beads in sizes 6mm, 8mm & 10mm

This price is for one bead strand 15 to 16 inches long. 

6mm smooth rounds strands have 60 to 65 pieces.

8mm smooth rounds strands have 43 to 48 pieces.

10mm smooth rounds strands have 33 to 38 pieces.

Chrysocolla is a wonderful combination of a variety of greens to intense blues, with a hint of brown. It is a minor ore of copper. Chrysocolla is often found in association with Malachite and Azurite in masses, crusts or vein fillings. Because of its blue color, it is sometimes confused with turquoise.

Notable occurrences include Indonesia, Israel, Congo, Chile, England, and China. In the United Sates it can be found in several states, including Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Colorado, New Mexico, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.

The name “Chrysocolla” is derived from the Greek chrysos, meaning “gold”, and kolla, meaning “glue”, because the ancient Greeks used this semiprecious stone when soldering gold.

Hardness 6-7 

These beads are dyed with the introduction of coloring agent into a gemstone to give it new color, intensify present color or improve color uniformity.   

The source of these beads is China and they are cut, drilled and polished in China.