Chrysocolla Crystal Guide: meaning, origin & properties
Learn what Chrysocolla is, where ours comes from, traditional associations across cultures, and how to identify a real specimen, in our complete Chrysocolla Crystal Guide.
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These are A-grade Chrysocolla raw stones from Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar, sold by the piece or by the pound. Chrysocolla is a hydrated copper silicate whose blue-green color comes straight from its copper content. Each piece runs 1-2 inches, Mohs 2-4 and harder where silicified, sourced through a community partnership. A favorite emotional healing stone for desks.
Chrysocolla is a vivid turquoise-to-teal green-blue, often found with malachite or quartz. It's soft on its own, so much of the material on the market is stabilized in a quartz matrix that makes it durable enough to wear.
Our raw pieces are sourced from Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar. Worth knowing: a lot of the chrysocolla on the market is stabilized. What we carry is natural and untreated.
At 2-4 (pure); 5-7 (silicified) on the Mohs scale, it's on the softer end. Keep it away from water and store it separately from harder pieces.
The name comes from Greek 'chrysos' and 'kolla' because it was historically used as a soldering flux for gold.
In the tradition, chrysocolla shows up most often around working through difficult feelings at your own pace, quiet, steady calm, and opening to connection, with yourself and others. It's traditionally linked to the throat and heart chakras. If that resonates, keep one in your pocket on days you know you'll need to speak up. Trust what feels useful and leave the rest.
These are traditional associations drawn from historical practice. This stone is not a substitute for medical or mental health care.
Offered as a starting point for your own practice.
Chrysocolla sits at 2-4 (pure); 5-7 (silicified) on the Mohs scale, among the softest stones we carry, so handle it gently and keep it dry. Long soaks dull the surface, so keep any water contact brief and dry it fully.
Natural chrysocolla from Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar. Untreated. The chrysocolla-in-quartz variety is more durable than pure chrysocolla.
You'll receive pieces from the same batch photographed, weighed to the amount you choose. Every piece passes our quality control and meets or exceeds what you see in the photos. Single specimens are listed separately and say so.
Each piece measures 1 to 2 inches on its longest side and weighs 10 to 40 grams. About 20 to 32 pieces per pound at this size, and each option shows its piece count.
Grades reflect visual quality within a batch. A is standard, with typical inclusions. AA shows stronger color, cleaner surfaces and tighter sizing. AAA is the top 10 to 15 percent of a batch. Every lot is inspected and graded by our team in Rockville, Maryland, not taken on the supplier’s word.
This batch is from Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar. It came to us through a community partnership, one of the sourcing models we publish and stand behind.
Every lot is inspected and graded by our expert team before it is listed, not taken on the supplier's word. A on this listing means stronger color, cleaner surfaces and tighter sizing than the batch average. Pieces that miss the mark never reach the shop.
How We GradeSourced through a regional cooperative or community-based workshop. Processing and economic benefit stay local, which means more of the value reaches the people doing the work. We say what we know and where our tracing stops.
Our Sourcing StandardsEverything we sell is natural in origin: never synthetic, never dyed, never coated. Where a stone has been heated, irradiated or stabilized, which is common in the trade for some species, we say so on the listing. If a piece is not as described, return it within 90 days of delivery.
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