Cuprite/Chrysocolla Sphere (with stand) 43c8cc73d3ed4fa819f56bce0ee1c57e and could easily stand alone

and could easily stand alone or be worn as a group for a rich look

The strand measures 8 inches in length

The gold-colored crystals inside are calcite

"The 18" layer and the split fish layer"

after the Greek word that means “increase” due to the appearance of one side of the crystal being longer at the base of the prism

Cuprite/Chrysocolla Sphere (with stand) 43c8cc73d3ed4fa819f56bce0ee1c57e and could easily stand aloneTheophrastus, the successor to Aristotle in ancient Greece was the first to use the Greek word Crysos " meaning gold" and kolla " meaning glue" as he discovered the mineral could be used to solder gold. Chrysocolla is of secondary origin and is found where copper ore oxidizes. It commonly forms in botryoidal masses and on occasion, due to its similarity in appearance, can be confused with Turquoise. Cuprite is a copper oxide mineral.