Bolla Series .. Sonoran Chrysocolla
 
Hot off the bench, sterling and fine silver *bolla tie with an amazing chrysocolla stone cabochon with a sculpted leaf accent, twisted wire and sterling silver dew drops. Vintage style "fixed" wheat chain with African turquoise teardrop enders and green turquoise accents.
19 3/4" to 21 1/4"
Necklace chains are "fixed" unlike traditional Bollo ties
with an extender chain.
 
*Bolla is feminine version of Bolo
 
Chrysocolla is said to soothe, calm and inspire. Its color alone is soothing, with a blue-green and earthy caramel that might remind you of a distant mountaintop or reminiscent of looking down upon the earth's surface from space.
 
Chrysocolla, the king of carbonate copper gemstones and is often mistaken for turquoise because they share many visual similarities. It can often be found intermingled with malachite, turquoise and azurite, creating a wonderful mixed gemstone known as Eilat stone (named after the city where it was once mined). Legend has it that Eilat stone was originally quarried in King Solomon's mines in Africa which is partly why it is the national stone of Israel.