CHRYSOPRASE SPECIMEN AUSSIE
Beautiful Chrysoprase Specimen Aussie gemstone. An amazing colour for a polished stone of apple green. Usually reserved for jewellers, quality specimens like this are hard to come by and attract high prices. A great Aussie Gemstone. This specimen is worthy for any collection, but we think it will be made into jewellery. Some of the photos shown are backlit with a torch to show the depth of colour and quality.
Location:
Marlborough, Queensland, Australia.
This material was fossicked many years ago.
Dimensions:
5.3cm x 4.6cm x 0.7cm, 34g.
CHRYSOPRASE
Chrysoprase, 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.