Chrysocolla 7x9-8x10mm Pebble - 15-16 Inch Shape_Faceted Cube The different colored zones in

The different colored zones in the stone result from different oxidation states of iron

and forms around pieces of sand or other irritations within such a mollusc’s shell to create pearls

Hematite is black to steel to gray or silver to gray

red to violet

Chrysocolla 7x9-8x10mm Pebble - 15-16 Inch Shape_Faceted Cube The different colored zones inChrysocolla, 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.