Australian Chrysoprase AA 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch designer-strands Each pair is designed for

Each pair is designed for earrings or statement jewelry pieces

and variation of the amount of iron in the stone creates a color range from reddish purple to deep violet to light lilac

These colors swirl throughout the stone in fascinating matrices of color

with magenta to purple seen as the most valuable

The name “Turritella” comes from the name of the genus of marine gastropod mollusks whose remains are seen within the stone

Australian Chrysoprase AA 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch designer-strands Each pair is designed forChrysoprase 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.