Collection: Chrysocolla

Tranquility • Inner-Strength • Speaking with Love

Chrysocolla is a crystal that helps us communicate our feelings from a place of love and to know when to stop talking and listen so that we can understand other peoples point of view, it's really helpful for difficult conversations and for musicians. It brings calm and tranquillity, helps us let go of anything we don't need to hold on to and brings back our personal power. Chrysocolla nurtures emotional healing so that past baggage doesn't effect future relationships.

Chrysocolla is a bright sea green-blue colour but rarely forms on it's own. Chrysocolla is often found as a combination stone with Malachite (green, a loving and protective crystal that provokes change) / Cuprite (orange-red-brown; helpful for stopping actions of others effecting you).

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HISTORY and OVERVIEW

Chrysocolla is often found on the surface of earth. It is what miners search for when they are looking for Copper. Copper is formed in "veins" in the earths crust, as it's pushed to the surface and mixes with other minerals it forms Chrysocolla. So when miners find Chrysocolla on the surface, they know if they dig deeper they will uncover Copper.

Chrysocolla is formed when copper is oxidised when exposed to water. If the water also contains carbonic acid, the acid dissolves the water and forms new mineraloids, most commonly Malachite.

Chrysocolla is getting extremely rare due to the Ukraine war. Miners are able to grind down Chrysocolla and extract the Copper in it, they are able to fetch more money selling the Copper for weapons than they can selling Chrysocolla to crystal carvers / wholesalers. Even though Chrysocolla is very expensive, if you'd like a piece we recommend buying it now before the prices skyrocket further.

Chrysocolla was first discovered by Theophrastus in 315 BC. It gets its name from the Greek chrysos, "gold", and kolla, "glue".

METAPHYSICAL PROPERTIES

EMOTIONAL PROPERTIES

Brings calm and tranquility
Calms anger and tempers
Builds our inner strength and increases our personal power
Increases our patience
Helps us to speak from the heart, and to speak the truth in a loving way and to know when we shouldn't say anything
Helps us let go of frustration so we can be more tolerant
Once known as the "Wise Stone" because it helps us to be more tolerant and listen to other peoples thoughts and feelings
Brings inner balance
Heals heartache and helps us to let go of anything that isn't serving us
Draws our negative emotions
Helps us to overcome phobias and grief
Increases our motivation and confidence
Nurtures emotional healing so that past baggage doesn't effect future relationships

SPIRITUAL PROPERTIES

Removes negative energies and stabilises our home environment
Re-energises all chakras
Boosts psychic vision
Cleanses our aura
Aids meditation and communication with spirit

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Chrysocolla may be helpful for:

Alzeimer's
Arthritis
Blood oxygenation and disorders
Insulin (regulating) diabetes
Lungs
Metabolism
Muscle spasm
Pain
Pancreas
PMS
Throat
Thyroid
Ulcers

ENVIRONMENTAL PROPERTIES

RECOMMENDED FOR

Musicians or writers
Difficult conversations that we don't want to have

FACTS

HEALTH RISKS: None known, you should always treat mineral specimens with care. As this often forms with Malachite which is a toxic crystal we recommend washing your hands after handling, especially rough, unpolished pieces and keeping away from pets and children.

APPEARANCE and VARIATIONS

COLOURS: Chrysocolla is a sea blue colour but rarely forms on it's own. Chrysocolla is often found as a combination stone with Malachite (green) and Cuprite (orange/red/brown).

CRYSTAL ASSOCIATIONS: The main crystals associated with Chrysocolla are:

Malachite (green)
Tenorite (black)
Limonite (yellow)
Cuprite (orange - red - brown)
Quartz with Shattuckite (bright turquoise blue)
Azurite (royal blue)
Calcite
Dioptase
Tenorite

UV REACTION: Chrysocolla doesn't react with UV light

DIAPHANEITY: Translucent to opaque

LUSTRE: Vitreous, Waxy, Earthy

STREAK: White to blue/green

CRYSTAL FAMILY:

Mineraloid
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Phyllosilicate Mineral
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Chrysocolla

FORMATION:

Chrysocolla is a sea blue colour but rarely forms on it's own. Chrysocolla (turquoise - blue) forms together with:

Malachite (green)
Tenorite (black)
Limonite (yellow)
Cuprite (orange - red - brown)
Quartz with Shattuckite (bright turquoise blue)

Chrysocolla is formed when copper is oxidised when exposed to water. If the water also contains carbonic acid, the acid dissolves the water and forms new mineraloids, most commonly Malachite.

CRYSTAL SYSTEM: Orthorhombic

CRYSTAL HABIT: Massive, nodular, Botryoidal

CHEMICAL FORMULA: Cu2–xAlx{H2–xSi2O5)(OH)4•nH2O (x<1)

HARDNESS: 2.5 - 3.5 on the Mohs scale

LOCATIONS: Worldwide but most mining occurs in:

Australia: Mount Gunson and Moonta mines in South Australia and the Whim Creek and Starra mines in Western Australia
Arizona, USA
Democratic Republic of Congo
Peru
Mexico

GENERAL

CHAKRA: Throat and Heart Chakra's

BIRTHSTONE: -

ZODIAC: Gemini Virgo Taurus

ANNIVERSARY: -

PLANETS: Venus

ARCHANGEL:

VIBRATION: 5

ESSENTIAL OIL:

CLEANSING: Our favourite way to cleanse Chrysocolla is with natural water, but as water can damage Chrysocolla (and Malachite), sitting it next to water, or a running stream, or letting water run over it briefly and then drying it thoroughly.

CARE: Chrysocolla is a very soft crystal, we recommend to protect Chrysocolla from:

🧴 Cleaners - abrasive or chemical
✂️ Sharp objects
〰️ Ultrasonic cleaners
💦 Water - avoid submerging or soaking