Small Chrysocolla Slabs (Best Available) 8000fc81e6a692a9b6bdfbfadf534b76 allowing for fossil fish specimens

allowing for fossil fish specimens to be extracted whole

long before dinosaurs existed but went extinct around 250 mya

spanning more than 2

The mineral forms in rhombohedral crystals (usually less than 1cm in size) with a chemical composition of CuSiO3 (H2O)

Small Chrysocolla Slabs (Best Available) 8000fc81e6a692a9b6bdfbfadf534b76 allowing for fossil fish specimensTheophrastus, the successor to Aristotle in ancient Greece was the first to use the Greek word Crysos " meaning gold" and kolla " meaning glue" as he discovered the mineral could be used to solder gold. Chrysocolla is of secondary origin and is found where copper ore oxidizes. It commonly forms in botryoidal masses and on occasion, due to its similarity in appearance, can be confused with Turquoise.