Peruvian Chrysocolla 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch featured_08152024 The meteorite pyramid is in

The meteorite pyramid is in a

tan and ivory

The inner layer of the shell is composed of nacre (mother-of-pearl)

and as a source of colorful mother-of-pearl

orange and yellow colors in which it occurs

Peruvian Chrysocolla 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch featured_08152024 The meteorite pyramid is inChrysocolla, 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.