Malachite 4mm Coin Faceted - 15-16 Inch L02 Kambaba Jasper is a sedimentary

Kambaba Jasper is a sedimentary stone comprised of microcrystalline Quartz interlaced with Stromatolites — ancient fossilized colonies of primeval microorganisms

who performed early research into the many optical properties of mica

Brazilian Amazonite is an opaque blue to green to light green stone

” which translates to “stone of many colors

and was prized in ancient times for the ultramarine dye derived from it

Malachite 4mm Coin Faceted - 15-16 Inch L02 Kambaba Jasper is a sedimentaryMalachite 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