Australian Chrysoprase 10mm Matrix Energy Prism Faceted - 15-16 Inch 48hr_05302023 famed mineralogist and jeweler George

famed mineralogist and jeweler George Frederick Kunz

Opalite is known by several other names

It may also contain rainbow to colored or sparkling inclusions

Preservation is enabled by a lack of oxygen

and the green color is caused by a reaction in the stone when the chrome is introduced to water

Australian Chrysoprase 10mm Matrix Energy Prism Faceted - 15-16 Inch 48hr_05302023 famed mineralogist and jeweler GeorgeChrysoprase is a bright apple green, translucent stone, whose color often caused ancient jewelers to confuse it with Emerald. A cryptocrystalline Chalcedony, its brilliant color comes from the presence of very small inclusions of Nickel compounds, as opposed to the presence of Chromium which creates Emeralds green color. Chrysoprase is believed to balance the heart chakra and help one understand their needs and emotions.