Chrysocolla Chinese, Dyed, Smooth Round in sizes 4mm, 6mm, 8mm & 10mm. Priced Per Strand

Chrysocolla Chinese, Dyed, Smooth Round. This price is for one strand 15 to 16 inches long.

4mm strands have 90 to 95 pieces.

6mm strands have 60 to 65 pieces.

8mm strands have 43 to 48 pieces. 

10mm strands have 33 to 38 pieces.

Chrysocolla is a wonderful combination of a variety of greens to intense blues, with a hint of brown. It is a minor ore of copper. Chrysocolla is often found in association with Malachite and Azurite in masses, crusts or vein fillings. Because of its blue color, it is sometimes confused with turquoise.

Notable occurrences include Indonesia, Israel, Congo, Chile, England, and China. In the United Sates it can be found in several states, including Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Colorado, New Mexico, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.

The name “Chrysocolla” is derived from the Greek chrysos, meaning “gold”, and kolla, meaning “glue”, because the ancient Greeks used this semiprecious stone when soldering gold.

Hardness 6-7 

These beads are dyed with the introduction of coloring agent into a gemstone to give it new color, intensify present color or improve color uniformity.   

The source of these beads is China and they are cut, drilled and polished in China.