The name "chrysoprase" comes from the Greek words chrysos - "gold" and prasos - "green". And indeed, on a cut of rock of apple or grassy green color, golden sparks flare up every now and then. The main shade of the stone is due to the presence of microscopic nickel inclusions. Chrysoprase is mined in Russia, USA, Germany, Poland, Brazil and Australia.
1. Earrings Acte V Metamorphosis, Louis Vuitton. Gold, diamonds, chrysoprase
2. Sotuar and bracelet, Tiffany & Co. Platinum, diamonds, chrysoprase
3. earrings and bracelet, Tiffany & Co. Platinum, diamonds, black spinel, chrysoprase
4. Ring, bracelet, pendant Bouton d'Or, Van Cleef & Arpels. Gold, onyx, diamonds, chrysoprase
5. Piaget Rose Passion earrings, Piaget. Gold, diamonds, rubellites, chrysoprase
Unlike other quartz, jewelers value chrysoprase not for the original pattern on the inner cut, but for the color. Therefore, in jewelry, smoothly polished cabochons or barely faceted large fragments of the mineral are often used. Opaque chrysoprase in combination with other ornamental stones, for example, carnelian and onyx, is great for Art Deco jewelry - this technique is actively used by modern jewelers.
1. Pendant Amulette de Cartier, Cartier. Gold, diamonds, chrysoprase
2. Bracelet Etourdissant, Cartier. Gold, corals, onyx, diamonds, chrysoprase
3. Ring Reine de Chrysoprasie, Dior. Platinum, diamonds, chrysoprase
4. Ring and earrings Goccine, Margherita Burgener. Gold, diamonds, chrysoprase
5. Necklace, earrings, Capri ring, Pomellato. Gold, chrysoprase
6. Ring Pain de Sucre, Fred. Gold, diamonds, chrysoprase
