Malachite 12-17x16-21mm A Grade Small Free Form Cabochon featured_02262026 green and brown to the

green and brown to the more rare violet and pink

but can be distinguished by its structure and its lower relative hardness

which in many species is highly iridescent

First discovered in 2006

Malachite 12-17x16-21mm A Grade Small Free Form Cabochon featured_02262026 green and brown to theMalachite 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