Chrysocolla 4x6mm Triangle Cut Faceted Rice Bead - 15-16 Inch Disc These “pictures” have inspired reverence

These “pictures” have inspired reverence for the stone in many cultures and have been believed to contain hidden messages from the past

On cut or polished stones

Due to its natural porosity

It was originally found in the Ural mountains of Russia

Chrysocolla 4x6mm Triangle Cut Faceted Rice Bead - 15-16 Inch Disc These “pictures” have inspired reverenceChrysocolla, 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.