Malachite 12-17x16-21mm A Grade Small Free Form Cabochon

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Malachite 12-17x16-21mm A Grade Small Free Form CabochonMalachite is a copper carbonate with a bright green color and dark green banding. Usually found near copper deposits, it is formed through the combination of carbonated water, limestone and copper. Famous malachite mines in the Ural mountains of Russia once produced 20 to ton blocks of the stone, while today it is primarily mined in Africa. Malachite was used extensively as decoration in the palaces of Russian tsars and forms the columns of St. Isaacs

It's actually a pink variety of Beryl -- the family of gemstones that also includes Aquamarine

The opaque stone’s red color is due to high iron content

An iron oxide-hydroxide mineral

Carnelian is said to be the Restorative Stone

natural Sleeping Beauty Turquoise continues to rise in value

Agate has been discovered with artifacts from cultures of the Neolithic Period

The material comes with variety of tan and crimson matrix colors which create a striking contrast to any color it may be enhanced

often symbolizing purity

angular fragments

Its name is derived from the Greek word for blood

from pastel to bright to dark

and those that still exist today have been passed down for generations