Chalcedony is a form of Quartz. You can see an explanation of what Chalcedony is on our Chalcedony page.
Some Chrysoprase comes in a beautiful bright green color, like the pieces shown on this page.
Chrysoprase has had a rebound in popularity in the past few years and is now being used by many jewelry designers.
The best Chrysoprase material is mined in Australia.
This is an example of a lighter green piece of rough Chrysoprase
This slab which has been sawn and sued from. It is a niece clean piece with a good color.
The color of this piece varies from the one above mostly because of the camera exposure. The color of the one above is a more accurate color.
Denton Anderson,
Gemologist & Gem Cutter
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Graduate Gemologist, GIA, GG
Over 20 years of experience.
