Australian "Boulder" Chrysoprase Freeform Oval 7-10mm - 15-16 Inch Smoky Quartz and features dark manganese dendrites

and features dark manganese dendrites throughout

blue or gray

but rather a speckled teal Jasper found in Africa and often treated to simulate the beautiful blue to green associated with true Turquoise

Peter the Great set up Russia's first spa in Karelia to make use of the water purifying properties of shungite

red and white -- as well as for its opacity and patterns

Australian "Boulder" Chrysoprase Freeform Oval 7-10mm - 15-16 Inch Smoky Quartz and features dark manganese dendritesChrysoprase is a bright apple green, translucent stone, whose color often caused ancient jewelers to confuse it with Emerald. A cryptocrystalline Chalcedony, its brilliant color comes from the presence of very small inclusions of Nickel compounds, as opposed to the presence of Chromium which creates Emeralds green color. Chrysoprase is believed to balance the heart chakra and help one understand their needs and emotions.