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Chrysoprase

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Szklary (Gläsendorf), Ząbkowice (Frankenstein), Ząbkowice District, Lower Silesia (Dolnośląskie), Poland
© J. Witkowski

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An apple-green variety of Chalcedony.

Classification of Chrysoprase

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Other Names for Chrysoprase

Synonyms:
Australian JadeChrysophraseJadine
Other Languages:
Breton:Kryzopras
Catalan:Crisopras
Danish:Krysopras
Dutch:Chrysopraas
Esperanto:Krizopraso
French:Chrysoprase
German:Chrysopras
Hebrew:כריזופראס
Italian:Crisoprasio
Japanese:クリソプレーズ
Latin:Chrysoprasius
Latvian:Prazems
Polish:Chryzopraz
Portuguese:Crisoprase
Russian:Хризопраз
Sicilian:Crisoprasu
Simplified Chinese:绿玉髓
Slovak:Chryzopras
Spanish:Crisoprasa
Swedish:Krysopras
Turkish:Krizopras

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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    Localities for Chrysoprase

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    Australia
     
    • New South Wales
      • Parry Co.
        • Nundle
    		MR 04316
    • Queensland
      • Menzies Shire
        • Kalgoorlie
    		MINEDEX Database 2006.
    Germany
     
    • Saxony
      • Chemnitz
        • Markersdorf
    		Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001
      • Erzgebirge
    		Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001
      • Glauchau
    		H. Vollstädt, R. Baumgärtel: "Einheimische Edelsteine", 2nd. ed., Steinkopff (Dresden), 1977
    Japan
     
    • Honshu Island
      • Chubu Region
        • Niigata Prefecture
          • Itoigawa
            • Ohmi
    		Alluvial cobbles in innumerable collections; common.
    Poland
     
    • Lower Silesia (Dolnośląskie)
      • Ząbkowice District
    		No reference listed
    http://www.bruschke.org/regionen/schlesien/kosemitz/kosemitz.htm
    USA
     
    • Arizona
      • Gila Co.
        • Globe-Miami District
          • Inspiration
            • Miami-Inspiration deposit
              • Inspiration Mine
    		MacFall, 1951. Gem Hunter's Guide, 1st ed.
          • Old Dominion vein system
    		MacFall (1951), Gem Hunter's Guide, 1st ed.
      • La Paz Co.
        • Plomosa Mts
          • Plomosa District
    		Keith, Stanton B. (1978) State of Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology, Geol. Sur. Br. Bull. 192, Index of Mining Properties in Yuma Co., Arizona: 170 (Table 4); Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.
      • Mohave Co.
        • Weaver District
    		Univ. of AZ Bull. 41 (1916-17), Mineralogy of Useful Minerals in AZ: 30; Galbraith, F.W. & Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 85.
    • California
      • Calaveras Co.
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    Butler, 1995. Rockhounding California, p.142.
        • Visalia
    		MacFall, 1951. Gem Hunter's Guide, 1st ed.
    • Colorado
      • Chaffee Co.
        • Sedalia District
    		("Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997)
    Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels
      • Grand Co.
    		Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels
      • Mineral Co.
        • Creede District
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    • Massachusetts
      • Berkshire Co.
        • Florida
    		Western Massachusetts Geologic Resource Inventory, 3rd Ed., Alan R. Plante (Privately Published), 1994
    • New York
      • St Lawrence Co.
    		Dana 6:191.
    • North Carolina
    		Gema and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    • Oregon
      • Douglas Co.
      • Malheur Co.
        • Malheur District (Mormon Basin District)
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence Co.
        • Cumberland
    		AmMIn 11:334-340
    • Vermont
      • Windham Co.
        • Newfane
    		Rocks & Min. Vol. 71, (1996)
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