Chrysoprase Stone Beads | Smooth Nuggets | 23mm x 31mm

The chrysoprase stone is a rare, light green stone, like a mint or a new green apple. These chrysoprase beads are freeform pebble shapes featuring that famous minty green color along with natural inclusions of beige and black. As a type of chalcedony, the chrysoprase stone is a cryptocrystalline quartz, meaning that it is made up of quartz crystals so small you cannot see them with your naked eye. During its long history of use in jewelry, green chrysoprase was sometimes referred to as emerald, and it is even mentioned as a precious stone in the Bible. The green chrysoprase stone is heavily associated with healing energies. Ancient Mayans used to hold amulets made of the chrysoprase stone over their wounds because they believed the stone would help the wound heal faster. Item Details:This listing is for chrysoprase beads that are smooth and in the shape of freeform nuggets. Each nugget-shaped chrysoprase bead has a unique shape but measures approximately 23mm x 31mm in size. The chryso