Chrysocolla is known as the healing stone in Native American cultures and is associated with tranquility, patience, intuition, and unconditional love.  Used in ancient egypt as a protection amulet to bury with deceased children, the Chrysocolla stone has strong protective feminine energy.Commonly found in copper mines it is often found intergrown with other copper-based stones such as malachite, turquoise and azurite, and may occur in and with quartz and calcite. The name chrysocolla the Greek words “chrysos” meaning gold, and “kola” meaning glue because it was used in early times by goldsmiths as an ingredient for solder to weld gold pieces together.Set in sterling silver, this pendant features twisted wire and hand stamped embellishments that enhance the beautiful greenish-blue color that resembles looking down on Earth from space. This pendant hangs from an 18” sterling silver 1.5mm wheat chain.🔹SIZE: Pendant is 1 1/2 inches in length and 7/8 inches at it widest point.🔹WEIGHT: 14 grams🔹LENGTH: 18” sterling silver 1.5mm wheat chain🔹DURABILITY: Chrysocolla has variable hardness depending on the mined location and can rate anywhere between a 2 and a 4 on Moh's hardness scale. In general it should be treated as a relatively soft stone and protected against strong chemicals such as hand sanitizer or cleaning supplies.🔹SHIPPING: Free shipping!🔹GIFTS: All items are shipped in a gift box, ready to give or enjoy as a gift to yourself! We can ship directly to your friend/family member. We'd be happy to include a gift note from you too. Just enter the text you'd like us to use in the 'notes to seller' field as you check out.🔹SHOP: Click here to see all our styles https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThreeHorseDesign🔹QUESTIONS? Just click on the 'Message Denise' button below I will answer as soon as possibleThis is a one of a kind necklace, the one pictured is the one you will receive.Our photos of the stones are all natural, no Photoshop or tricky lighting here!My jewelry is a perfect gift for mother's day, Christmas, an anniversary or just to celebrate that special person in your life.