Chrysoprase (classic material)

Marlborough, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia
Cabinet, 10.8 x 6.3 x 3.5 cm
Start Time: 01/14/2016 6:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 01/21/2016 6:45:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

Some of the finest quality and most well-known specimens of Chrysoprase are those from Marlborough, Queensland, Australia. The color and consistency of the best specimens is truly wonderful, and singular in their quality. It should be noted that Chrysoprase is not a species, but a variety of Quartz that contains Ni-bearing silicates to create the gorgeous green color. This piece features rich blue-green color, very gemmy, botryoidal formations of Chrysoprase with white Quartz on the exteriors edges. This material is beloved my gem cutters and carvers for its hardness, gemminess, and color.

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