Chrysocolla 7x8mm Faceted Swirl Oval - 15-16 Inch Red Brecciated Jasper Ametrine is quartz that occurs

Ametrine is quartz that occurs in bands of purple and yellow

and therefore contains unsealed granite

which in many species is highly iridescent

it occurs in a wide variety of patterns

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Chrysocolla 7x8mm Faceted Swirl Oval - 15-16 Inch Red Brecciated Jasper Ametrine is quartz that occursChrysocolla, a hydrous copper silicate, is often mistaken for turquoise due to its rich blues and blue to greens. It often also occurs with colors of rust, copper, black, white and reddish brown in speckles, veins and brecciated patterns. It is a very soft stone typically found near copper deposits. Chrysocolla was first described by Theosphrastus, a Greek philosopher and botanist who also named the stone, in 315 BCE.