Red Malachite 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch 5-10mm rainbow effect of light refracting

rainbow effect of light refracting off of the air bubbles inside of the stone

once spewed through fractures in the planetary crust or from a volcanic eruption

the dragon slayer

The name derives from the recurring chevron or “dog teeth” pattern of the stripes

who first catalogued the stone in 1902

Red Malachite 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch 5-10mm rainbow effect of light refractingMalachite 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