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Chrysoprase — specimen 0182, photo © NMNHS
Chrysoprase — specimen 0182, photo © NMNHS

Chrysoprasespecimen 0182

Origin

no locality data
Data

Weight: 2.53 ct; size: 10.17 | 8.23 | 4.51 mm; shape: oval; colour: medium very slightly bluish green; very slightly greyish; clarity: translucent; cut: fair; treatment: none.
Notes

Clean specimen; cabochon style cut.

Other specimens
Chrysoprase — specimen 0107Chrysoprase — specimen 0292Chrysoprase — specimen 0697Chrysoprase — specimen 0473Chrysoprase — specimen 0181Chrysoprase — specimen 0465

More information from ‘Classification’


A green variety of chalcedony. The colour is caused by tiny inclusions of Ni-bearing layers silicates.