Chrysocolla 4x6mm Triangle Cut Faceted Rice Bead - 15-16 Inch Disc Ancient Egyptian tombs as well

Ancient Egyptian tombs as well as prehistoric European burial sites have held Coral jewelry

It is a white granite with dark gray mottling that also exhibits blue or green spots

2mm hole +/-

golden brown and red

Chrysocolla 4x6mm Triangle Cut Faceted Rice Bead - 15-16 Inch Disc Ancient Egyptian tombs 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.