Chrysocolla 8mm Faceted Bicone - 15-16 Inch Rainbow Tiger Eye and Rutile as well

and Rutile as well

Weight: grams: 270-400 grams

The crystal naturally forms with 18 facets

while the Zoisite is light to medium green

Chrysocolla 8mm Faceted Bicone - 15-16 Inch Rainbow Tiger Eye and Rutile as wellChrysocolla, 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.