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Semi Precious Stone Chrysocolla

Chrysocolla from Nevada, USA Chrysocolla (hydrated copper silicate) is a normal mineral, CuSiO3•nH2O. It is of secondary origin and also forms in the oxidation zones of copper ore bodies. Associated minerals are normally quartz, limonite, azurite, malachite, cuprites, and other secondary copper minerals. Chrysocolla is an attractive blue-green colour and is minor ore of its copper, having a hardness of 2.6 to 3.5. It is usually also used as an ornamental gem stone. It is typically found as glassy botryoidally and rounded masses and crusts, or vein fillings.

Historical Facts of Chrysocolla

Refractive Index: 1.544 - 1.553

Chemical Composition: SiO2

Hardness: 7

Density: 2.66

Crystal Group: Hexagonal

Ocurrence: Arizona, Mexico

Color information: Green, blue, white

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