Peruvian Chrysocolla 10mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch Artistic Stone Rainbow Obsidian earned its name

Rainbow Obsidian earned its name from the chatoyant

Stones will vary by inventory

a variety of Feldspar

and typically appear in light yellow-green to blue-green to deep moss green

Originally discovered in the 1940’s and not introduced commercially until 1978

Peruvian Chrysocolla 10mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch Artistic Stone Rainbow Obsidian earned its nameChrysocolla, 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.