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Chrysocolla Specimen

The Crystal and Mineral Vault

Chrysocolla: Too Soft on Its Own, Extraordinary When Quartz Steps In

by Laura Konst
Chrysocolla was named in the fourth century BCE after its use as a gold soldering flux: chrysos for gold, kolla for glue. Ancient goldsmiths used it to join gold pieces together.