Turquoise/Chrysocolla Set

Description

Turquoise & Chrysocolla stone in sterling silver pendant, bracelet and earrings.  The pendant is approximately 3″ wide by 2 3/4″ long, the cab is 30mm x 40mm.  Matching bracelet and earrings were cut from the same rough rock.  Earrings are approximately 1″ long (cab is 8mm x 10mm). Shipped with 20-inch sterling silver chain unless another length is requested. Chains available in 16-inch to 36-inch lengths. Each item is sold separately.

Turquoise is one of the oldest gemstones known to humanity, celebrated for its vivid blue-green hues and rich historical significance. It has been prized for thousands of years, not only for its beauty but also for its purported protective and healing properties. Turquoise is formed through the interaction of groundwater with minerals such as copper, aluminum, and iron, resulting in a unique range of colors from sky blue to green.

Chrysocolla has a cyan (blue green) color and is a minor ore of copper, having a hardness of 2.5 to 7.0. It is of secondary origin and forms in the oxidation zones of copper ore bodies. Associated minerals are quartz, limonite, azurite malachite, cuprite, and other secondary copper minerals. It is typically found as botryoidal or rounded masses and crusts, or vein fillings.