Mystery brooch - German sterling, but what's the blue stone?

Discussion in 'Jewelry' started by evelyb30, Jun 27, 2017.

  1. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    The frame is marked Sterling and Germany, obviously made for export. The stone looks like jasper or some other "random pretty rock", but it's mostly blue. Some sort of chrysocolla maybe?

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  2. Bev aka thelmasstuff

    Bev aka thelmasstuff Colored pencil artist extraordinaire ;)

    Looks like the remains of an icky sticker on the back. Have you swiped it down a bit? It's very dark in the pictures.
     
  3. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    It is dark, but the pictures are a little darker. The sticker ick has been there longer than I've had it; it feels calcified, so it's been there a good 30 years as is.
     
  4. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Yes, I'd say chrysocolla, which is also mined in Germany.
    If it were Israeli it could be Eilat stone, a combination of chrysocolla with azurite, malachite, and turquoise.
    I have edited your photo a bit, it is far too pale now, but you can see the beautiful definition in the stone:
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  5. kyratango

    kyratango Bug jewellery addiction!

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    kyratango Bug jewellery addiction!

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