Malachite 12-17x22-33mm A Grade Medium Free Form Cabochon 14x10 red and brown

red and brown

and its name is derived from the Greek “apate

Libyan Desert glass- Found in the eastern Sahara desert

as well as a lucky stone for sailors

but you can cut it and make something unique and all your own

Malachite 12-17x22-33mm A Grade Medium Free Form Cabochon 14x10 red and brownMalachite 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