CHRYSOPHASE CHRYSOPHRASE MINT CHOCOLATE NECKLACE GREEN BROWN big natural JEWELRY

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xsellxCORNERSTONE DESIGNS for AIMEE'S BOUTIQUE -- MINT CHOCOLATE CHIP LOOK!BIG RARE RAW CHRYSOPHRASE GEM NECKLACEDescriptionTOTALLY UNIQUE AND RARE .. RAW CHRYSOPHASEChrysoprase , chrysophrase or chrysoprasus is a gemstone variety of chalcedony (a cryptocrystalline form of silica ) that contains small quantities of nickel . Its color is normally apple-green, but varies to deep green. The darker varieties of chrysoprase are also referred to as prase . (However, the term prase is also used to describe chlorite -included quartz, and to a certain extent is a color-descriptor, rather than a rigorously defined mineral variety.)Chrysoprase is cryptocrystalline, which means that it is composed of crystals so fine that they cannot be seen as distinct particles under normal magnification. This sets it apart from rock crystal, amethyst , citrine , and the other varieties of crystalline quartz The word chrysoprase comes from the Greek χρυσός chrysos meaning 'gold' and πράσινον prasinon , meaning 'green'.Unlike emerald which owes its green color to the presence of chromium , the color of chrysoprase is due to trace amounts of nickel compounds in form of very small inclusions. The nickel reportedly occurs as different silicates, like kerolite or pimelite (not NiO mineral, bunsenite, as was reported before). Chrysoprase results from the deep weathering read more