{"id":5227,"date":"2021-08-31T09:31:53","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T09:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.terravara.com\/?p=5227"},"modified":"2022-12-25T05:51:56","modified_gmt":"2022-12-25T05:51:56","slug":"chrysocolla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.terravara.com\/chrysocolla\/","title":{"rendered":"Chrysocolla: Magical Properties, Benefits & Uses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sometimes called “phoenix stone,” chrysocolla is a brilliant blue-green crystal that’s often mistaken for turquoise.<\/a> This bright, beautiful stone has been used for carving and jewelry since ancient times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most highly prized specimens are hard, with bold colors, but any kind of chrysocolla can be used for its metaphysical and healing attributes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Chrysocolla<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As far as crystals and gemstones go, chrysocolla is highly variable. That’s largely due to its structure — a study from 2006 found evidence that this stone may actually be a combination of spertiniite (a copper hydroxide), silica, and water at the microscopic level. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Specimens can range from 2-7 on the Mohs hardness scale. Stones with a higher silica content are at the upper end of the scale, and tend to be lighter shades of blue and green. Those without tend to be much softer, and of a darker color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only stones at the higher end of the Mohs scale can be polished and used for jewelry, spheres, tumbled stones, or towers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also: Check out Chrysocolla stones here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n