{"id":21239,"date":"2018-05-02T08:00:40","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T06:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.magali-willems.com\/?p=21239"},"modified":"2020-07-17T06:55:50","modified_gmt":"2020-07-17T04:55:50","slug":"all-you-wanted-to-know-about-chrysocolla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.magali-willems.com\/en\/all-you-wanted-to-know-about-chrysocolla\/","title":{"rendered":"All you wanted to know about chrysocolla!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello everybody,<\/p>\n<p>After a few researches here and there, I propose you a small resume of what is Chrysocolla.<\/p>\n<p><b><i><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21699 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.magali-willems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/page-pierres-ok-blog-insert-web-744x218.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"744\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.magali-willems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/page-pierres-ok-blog-insert-web-744x218.jpg 744w, https:\/\/www.magali-willems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/page-pierres-ok-blog-insert-web-768x225.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.magali-willems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/page-pierres-ok-blog-insert-web-1200x352.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.magali-willems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/page-pierres-ok-blog-insert-web-24x7.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.magali-willems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/page-pierres-ok-blog-insert-web-36x11.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.magali-willems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/page-pierres-ok-blog-insert-web-48x14.jpg 48w, https:\/\/www.magali-willems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/page-pierres-ok-blog-insert-web-570x167.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.magali-willems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/page-pierres-ok-blog-insert-web.jpg 1606w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" \/><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>But what a strange name is that ?\u00a0 \u00a0(thanks to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chrysocolle\">Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.larousse.fr\/dictionnaires\/francais\/chrysocolle\/15885\">\u00a0Larousse<\/a>)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The name comes from the\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Ancient Greek language\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ancient_Greek_language\">Ancient Greek<\/a>:\u00a0<span lang=\"grc\">\u03c7\u03c1\u03c5\u03c3\u03cc\u03c2 \u03ba\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1<\/span>\u00a0(chrysos kolla), &#8220;gold glue&#8221;,<sup id=\"cite_ref-5\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chrysocolla#cite_note-5\">[5]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0in allusion to the name of the material used to solder\u00a0<a title=\"Gold\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gold\">gold<\/a>, and was first used by\u00a0<a title=\"Theophrastus\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Theophrastus\">Theophrastus<\/a>\u00a0in 315 BCE.<\/p>\n<p>Here is for the name.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Where can we find it ?\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Chrysocolla has a\u00a0<a title=\"Cyan\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cyan\">cyan<\/a>\u00a0(blue-green) color and is a minor ore of copper, having a\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Mohs hardness\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mohs_hardness\">hardness<\/a>\u00a0of 2.5 to 7.0. It is of secondary origin and forms in the\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Oxidation\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oxidation\">oxidation<\/a>zones of copper\u00a0<a title=\"Ore\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ore\">ore<\/a>\u00a0bodies.<\/p>\n<p>Notable occurrences include Bacan Island\u00a0<a title=\"Indonesia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indonesia\">Indonesia<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Israel\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Israel\">Israel<\/a>,\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Democratic Republic of Congo\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Democratic_Republic_of_Congo\">Democratic Republic of Congo<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Chile\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chile\">Chile<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Cornwall\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cornwall\">Cornwall<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0<a title=\"England\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/England\">England<\/a>, and\u00a0<a title=\"Arizona\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arizona\">Arizona<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Utah\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Utah\">Utah<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Idaho\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Idaho\">Idaho<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Colorado\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Colorado\">Colorado<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"New Mexico\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Mexico\">New Mexico<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Michigan\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Michigan\">Michigan<\/a>, and\u00a0<a title=\"Pennsylvania\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pennsylvania\">Pennsylvania<\/a>\u00a0in the\u00a0<a title=\"United States\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States\">United States<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Lithoth\u00e9rapy<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>And for those who believe in stones power, here are what people say about chrysocolla\u00a0 \u00a0: (<em>I disclaim all liability on these last two lines, thank you<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>The benefits : Kindness, Harmony, Intuition, Peace and Tolerance.<\/p>\n<p>Astrological signs: Libras, Gemini, Sagittariuses.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.magali-willems.com\/en\/categorie-produit\/pierre-fine\/\">If chrysocolla was not already so beautifull,&#8230; with so many benefits supposed to be, I would ask for that it&#8217;s been offered to everyone on this earth,\u00a0 wouldn&#8217;t you ?\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Have a very good day, everybody !<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-22144 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.magali-willems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/PIERRE-1-WEB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" height=\"298\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello everybody, After a few researches here and there, I propose you a small resume of what is Chrysocolla. 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