Chrysocolla 7x8mm Faceted Swirl Oval - 15-16 Inch Red Brecciated Jasper colored by trace amounts of

colored by trace amounts of chromium and/or vanadium to range in hue from yellow to green to blue to green

it occurs in a wide variety of patterns

It's a stunning specimen

Opalite is known by several other names

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Chrysocolla 7x8mm Faceted Swirl Oval - 15-16 Inch Red Brecciated Jasper colored by trace amounts ofChrysocolla, 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.