Malachite 4mm Coin Faceted - 15-16 Inch Shape_Round and we offer it when

and we offer it when we can

inclusions of Goethite or Hematite refract the light between the layers of the crystal

tans and golden tones that occur naturally within the stone

white and black

The yellowish colors of heliodor are usually caused by small amounts of iron within the mineral's crystal structure

Malachite 4mm Coin Faceted - 15-16 Inch Shape_Round and we offer it whenMalachite 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