Chrysocolla 4x6mm Triangle Cut Faceted Rice Bead - 15-16 Inch Disc Due to its natural porosity

Due to its natural porosity

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

approximately 168 beads

5-6 medium ranging 18-25mm

2mm hole +/-

Chrysocolla 4x6mm Triangle Cut Faceted Rice Bead - 15-16 Inch Disc Due to its natural porosityChrysocolla, 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.