Malachite 12-17x22-33mm A Grade Medium Free Form Cabochon Stone Type_Hyalite Opal Care Tips:

Care Tips:

while its variations in color are better known by other names: Emerald (green)

it is easily carved and shaped

·         Finish: Electroplated with a nickel-free satin hamilton gold

Weight: grams: 85-230 grams

Malachite 12-17x22-33mm A Grade Medium Free Form Cabochon Stone Type_Hyalite Opal Care Tips:Malachite 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