Astrophyllite 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch hps_11202025 Malachite was used extensively as

Malachite was used extensively as decoration in the palaces of Russian tsars and forms the columns of St

and the sheets and flakes of mica are flexible

Agate has been prized for its beauty throughout history

Emerald and Heliodore -- and is often cut to highlight its chatoyant qualities

Astrophyllite 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch hps_11202025 Malachite was used extensively asAstrophyllite is a very rare, brown to golden yellow hydrous potassium iron titanium silicate mineral. Astrophyllite gets its name from the Greek words astron meaning "star" and phyllon meaning "leaf". The mineral is heavy, soft and fragile, and was first discovered in 1854 in Norway.