162.6 CTS CHRYSOPRASE-POLISHED WEST AUSTRALIA [MX3310 ]

Description

MINERAL GEM WORLD CHRYSOPRASE

This material comes from West Australia and is natural and untreated-it has been tumbled and it has a high luster-its hardness is 7 The stone does have inclusions in it which makes it interesting.

Weight 162.6 cts app

Size 46X34X18 mm app

Chysoprase is a close relative of Carnelian, but is bright green, which comes from the trace amounts of nickel. Like Carnelian, Chrysoprase is a variety of Chalcedony, a crypto – crystalline variety of Quartz, and is translucent to semi – transparent with a waxy luster.