Australian Chrysoprase with Brown 4mm Microfaceted Round - 15-16 Inch Mookaite Smoky Quartz is a translucent

Smoky Quartz is a translucent smoky brown or gray variety of Quartz

and beads per strand counts may vary slightly from what is listed

The name is derived from the Charo River in eastern Siberia

The green coloring has likened the stone of jadeite in the past

aluminum oxide and other metal oxides

Australian Chrysoprase with Brown 4mm Microfaceted Round - 15-16 Inch Mookaite Smoky Quartz is a translucentChrysoprase is a bright apple green, translucent stone, whose color often caused ancient jewelers to confuse it with Emerald. A cryptocrystalline Chalcedony, its brilliant color comes from the presence of very small inclusions of Nickel compounds, as opposed to the presence of Chromium which creates Emeralds green color. Chrysoprase is believed to balance the heart chakra and help one understand their needs and emotions.