Chrysoprase 10mm Flat Top Heart Cabochon

This untreated chrysoprase cabochon features a heart shape with straight side with a flat top and bottom. It has has a silky, translucent green color and its durability makes it ideal for setting in bezel mountings in nearly any style of jewelry. Combine it with complementary-color stones to create mixed-stone pendants, rings and bracelets, or use it alone to draw attention to the attractive green color. The most valuable form of chalcedony and prized for its color, chrysoprase is often mistaken for jade due to its vivid-to-soft green color, which comes from nickel silicate within the stone. Chrysoprase can come in colors that range from pale mint-green to jade-like green, or even an apple-green shade. The stone is composed of crystals of such fineness that they are not discernible as separate particles under normal magnification. According to folklore, the stone carries the "vibration of Divine Truth" and banishes depression and anxiety, replacing them with joy and happiness.

• Gemstone Type: Chrysoprase
• Stone Shape: Heart
• Stone Size: 10mm
• Stone Type: Natural
• Color: Green
• Mohs Hardness: 6.5–7
• Refractive Index: 1.535–13539
• Specific Gravity: 2.58–2.64
• Brand: AGTA
• Mineral Source: INDONESIA
• Weight: 0.000 kg