Chrysocolla 8mm Star Cut Coin - 15-16 Inch 13x18mm commonly with inclusions of copper

commonly with inclusions of copper in speckled patterns throughout the stone

Montana Moss Agate is an unusual Moss Agate in that it exhibits some banding

Bloodstone was known in antiquity as Heliotrope

The time to pick up and put down conventional pliers can be spent creating and finishing the loops which can be significant given the amount of time it takes to create a chain of beads with wire wrapping

while the Zoisite is light to medium green

Chrysocolla 8mm Star Cut Coin - 15-16 Inch 13x18mm commonly with inclusions of copperChrysocolla, 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.