The gemstone Chrysocolla is often confused with turquoise. It is a copper bearing mineral found wherever copper
deposits occur especially in areas of the southwestern USA, Chili, Zaire, Australia, France and England.
Eliat Stone is a variegated blue and green mixture of chrysocolla and other copper minerals found in the Gulf
of Aqaba, near the northwestern end of the Red Sea".
Pure chrysocolla is usually too soft for jewelry purposes but it is often found in quartz deposits which makes
it hard enough to polish for cabochons. It is often "stabilized" like tourquoise, making it harder and more usable for
jewelry It is not uncommon for it to be found mixed with malachite, turquoise and azurite. It is usually
blue or green in color, but becuase of other minerals associated with it, almost any color can be found on a chrysocolla gemstone.
