Aqua Chalcedony Pendant in Shield Shape

Aqua Chalcedony pendant a Sterling Silver shield shape measuring 0.95 of an inch wide by 1.5 inches long.   The stone itself measures 23.2mm wide at the widest point by 27.5mm long The bluish green portions are the Aqua Chalcedony, the rest is quartz and the matrix of the rock that the crystal grew upon.  Chromium and nickel cause the aqua coloring.    Aqua Chalcedony is not the same thing as Chrysoprase, which is yellowish green in color.  It is a newly found gemstone from Africa.  Aqua Chalcedony has been named Aquaprase by its Greek discoverer for the Greek words for blue and green.  The matrix is thought to enhance the beauty and emphasize that the aqua coloring is completely natural.  This Aquaprase pendant is a great addition to your Aquaprase jewelry collection. Aqua Chalcedony meaning:   Pliny the Elder used the Latin term chalcedonius for a kind of translucent jasper.  However, there is a city in modern Turkey, southeast of Istanbul named Chalcedon, where it is assumed the n