Similarity with turquoise chrysocolla gives a bluish-green color. Also this stone has colors: blue, green, not often bluish-green, brownish, sky-blue is even black. The glitter is either waxy or glass. The hardness of the chrysocolla is inferior to turquoise.
Shine can vary depending on the structure of the stone. In a soft chrysocolla, the gloss is waxy, in some cases matte, in a denser mineral the gloss is glassy, translucent or only shines.
It is always secondary education in the areas of copper ore deposit. It is formed due to the decomposition of different copper ores: faded copper ore, copper pyrites. Also, the formation of chrysocolla can be the oxidation of cuprite with the addition of silicic acid and water.
Place of Birth. The zone of formation of the chrysocolla is the oxidation of copper deposits, where the percolating water is saturated with excess silicic acid. This stone is most often associated with cuprite, malachite and various minerals, which are characteristic for copper deposits. As a secondary ore mineral, chrysocolla is mined in the US (Arizona and New Mexico)
In many deposits of copper ore, there is a chrysocolla, the richest deposits are Dillenburg (Nassau), Kupferberg (Bavaria), Schneeberg (Saxony), Shtankerbach (Bohemia), Ober-Rohlip, Upper Lake, (Kupferberg (Silesia), Cornwallis, Banat , Chile, Peru In the Russian Federation, especially rich deposits of this mineral are sky-blue in the Turisky mines (Bogoslovsk).
Most often, Chrysocolla is used as an ornamental stone.
The healing and magical properties of the chrysocolla
Medical properties. Chrysocolla is used to treat certain female diseases. Some healers advise using this mineral in the treatment of menstrual disorders in women. Lithotherapists believe that pendants, beads and other ornaments from this stone have a positive effect on the functioning of the thyroid gland, and also lithotherapists advise wearing chrysocolla in bronchitis, coughing and other throat diseases. There was an opinion that this mineral has anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties. It is also advisable to use it for sleep disturbances, depressed state and nervous exhaustion.
It is believed that chrysocolla influences the parietal chakra.
Magical properties. Practitioners often use chrysocolla as a tool that helps to understand the essence of the world around them. Stone is very often used in making amulets against dark forces. The charms of this mineral are attributed to the properties: to repel the dark forces, to protect oneself from fears, to get rid of illusions. As some think, chrysocolla can affect women, making them more sensitive and feminine. It is also believed that the mineral develops in the representatives of the fair sex the mother's beginning.
Chrysocolla protects people who were born under the signs of Sagittarius and Taurus. The properties of chrysocolla are the ability to help these people acquire wisdom and develop intuition.
Talismans and amulets. As a talisman, a chrysocolla is suitable for people who are engaged in research and scientific activities. Mages are advised to keep this mineral in their hands as often as possible and meditate with it.