Chrysocolla 8mm Star Cut Coin - 15-16 Inch 13x18mm the Inca Goddess of Fruitfulness

the Inca Goddess of Fruitfulness and Mother Earth

Ancient Egyptians sometimes buried their dead with amulets of Jasper for safe passage into the afterlife

light to pale green

Rutilated Quartz is a silicon dioxide mineral with unique needle-like inclusions of Rutile

while the Zoisite is light to medium green

Chrysocolla 8mm Star Cut Coin - 15-16 Inch 13x18mm the Inca Goddess of FruitfulnessChrysocolla, 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.