Peruvian Chrysocolla 8mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch shell Many stones in the Russian

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

gray and black

and Egyptians were mining the stone as early as 3200 BCE

with magenta to purple seen as the most valuable

in 1906 by two children who stumbled over a metal object stuck in the ground

Peruvian Chrysocolla 8mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch shell Many stones in the RussianChrysocolla, 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.