Aqua Chalcedony ring size 8.5. The pear shape cabochon measuring 14mm wide at widest point by 21mm long.
There bluish green portions are the Aqua Chalcedony, the rest is quartz and the matrix of the rock that the crystal grew upon. Chromium and nickel cause the aqua coloring.
Aqua Chalcedony is not the same thing as Chrysoprase, which is yellowish green in color. It is a newly found gemstone from Africa. Aqua Chalcedony has been named Aquaprase by its Greek discoverer for the Greek words for blue and green. The matrix is thought to enhance the beauty and emphasize that the aqua coloring is completely natural. This Aquaprase ring is a great addition to your Aquaprase jewelry collection.
Aqua Chalcedony meaning:
Pliny the Elder used the Latin term chalcedonius for a kind of translucent jasper. However, there is a city in modern Turkey, southeast of Istanbul named Chalcedon, where it is assumed the name came from as there is a lot of Chalcedony there.
Aqua Chalcedony properties:
Chalcedony encourages psychic perceptions and opens the third eye. Your soul starts to communicate with you very clearly via your dreams. You are able to access parts of yourself that are usually inaccessible. Chalcedony is a great crystal to wear during guided visualization, hypnotherapy or archetypal therapy.
You can also wear this aqua Chalcedony ring to attract romance that likes to stay for a lifetime.
Chalcedony is really helpful for those born between July 3rd and 12th.