Peruvian Chrysocolla 8mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch shell and originally came from much

and originally came from much farther away

and Egyptians were mining the stone as early as 3200 BCE

with magenta to purple seen as the most valuable

Many stones in the Russian crown jewels from the 17th century which were thought to be rubies are actually red Tourmaline

Peruvian Chrysocolla 8mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch shell and originally came from muchChrysocolla, 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.