Peruvian Chrysocolla 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch featured_08152024 All wood beads on DakotaStones

All wood beads on DakotaStones

Chrysocolla was first described by Theosphrastus

discovered a way to improve the quality of turquoise in the 1980's

and over time

These Dakota Stones "DZI" style agate beads are made to resemble beads first found in India between 1000 and 2000 BCE

Peruvian Chrysocolla 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch featured_08152024 All wood beads on DakotaStonesChrysocolla, 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.