black or brown veins running through it in web-like patterns
” taking its name from the stone
Rutilated Quartz is a silicon dioxide mineral with unique needle-like inclusions of Rutile
Peridot is one of few stones that occurs naturally in only one color
Morganite gets its pink hue from the presence of manganese or cesium in the stone
Peruvian Chrysocolla 8mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch Blue Peru Opal black or brown veins runningChrysocolla, 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.