Description
Chrysocolla, Chinese, Dyed, Faceted Round
This price is for one strand 15" to 16" long
4mm strands have 90 to 95 pieces
6mm strands have 60 to 65 pieces
8mm strands have 43 to 48 pieces
10mm 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.
