chrysoprase

Nickel-tinted green stone

Chrysoprase is a pale green variety of chalcedony, a form of quartz.

The apple-green color comes from trace amounts of nickel.

It has been used in jewelry and decorative objects since ancient times: a chrysoprase ring, chrysoprase beads.

gemstone

chalcedony

Translucent microcrystalline silica variety

faceted · polished · luster · hardness · lapidary · carat · gemcutter · inclusions · geode · silicate

color

apple-green

Pale yellowish verdant hue

turquoise · aquamarine · viridian · jade · mint · verdigris · seafoam · chartreuse · pistachio

translucence

translucent

Permitting diffused light passage

  • glowingGiving off steady light
  • luminousEmitting or reflecting light
  • waxyResembling paraffin's texture

vitreous · glassy · crystalline · pellucid · opalescent · milky · cloudy · clarity · ethereal · diaphanous

sources

Australia

Southern Hemisphere continent-country

Marlborough · Brazil · Madagascar · nickel · serpentine · laterite · mining · deposit · rough · specimen

jewelry

pendant

Suspended jewelry ornament

bracelet · brooch · bezel · setting · beads · strand · inlay · goldsmith · jeweler · clasp

metaphysical

healing

Restoration of health

calming · meditation · talisman · amulet · energy · positivity · serenity · growth · renewal · hope

Opposites
gemstone color

chrysoprasecarnelian

Reddish-brown translucent quartz

ruby · garnet · sardonyx · fire opal · red coral

gemstone value/preciousness

chrysoprasediamond

Crystallized carbon gemstone

ruby · emerald · sapphire · alexandrite · natural pearl

mineral transparency

chrysopraserock crystal

Colorless transparent quartz

amethyst · citrine · smoky quartz · rose quartz

Family

chrysalis, chrysanthemum

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G