Chrysocolla 8mm Star Cut Coin - 15-16 Inch 68205 usually in white on hues

usually in white on hues of brown

and beads per strand counts may vary slightly from what is shown

It is a transparent to translucent stone that occurs in milky white

Only a small percentage of Wampum shells have deep layers of purple and are thick enough to make beads

Chrysocolla 8mm Star Cut Coin - 15-16 Inch 68205 usually in white on huesChrysocolla, 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.