| Malachite |
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| Malachite is a carbonate mineral normally known as "copper carbonate". This green-colored mineral most often forms Botryoidal, fibrous, or stalagmitic growths. Individual crystals are rare but do occur as slender to acicular crystals. Malachite is a well known and very popular semi-precious stone. It is named for the Greek word for "mallow", a green herb. Its banded light and dark green designs are one-of-a-kind, and give it a unique artistic quality unlike that of any other stone. The light and dark green bands are so distinctive that malachite maybe one of the most easily recognized minerals by the general public. A popular design is called “Bull’s-eye Malachite” is produced by polishing the Botryoidal specimens to reveal circular layered dark and light “eyes”. Polished specimens of malachite are the most well known stones, sold in literally every rock shop around the world. Malachite's green color comes from the copper contained within the stone, and it's the presence of water that affects the various shades of greens -- the more water in the copper, the lighter the green...whereas the less water it contains, the darker the green will appear. Although its massive carvable forms are well known, its crystalline forms are much rarer and have only recently become available to the average mineral collector. One of its more unique habits is its fine acicular radiating formations or maybe forming on a surface to resemble green carpet or velvet-like coating. |
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| Here is a very interesting piece that has adorned our fireplace mantle for some years now. We got this XXL specimen from the Congo in South Africa a few years ago. This is a good grade of Botryoidal Crystalline Malachite that has been surface polished to reveal a nice bullseye pattern on one side. The unpolished side has some scuffs from being the down surface on this almost twenty pound specimen. We are not sure what stone is mixed in with the Malachite but it is the common stone that this Malachite forms on. This specimen is a great XXL Display piece. It is not solid Malachite. This one of a kind display weighs 19lbs 6 oz and measures approximately 10-3/4 x 8 x 5-1/2 inches. This piece will ship UPS Ground, ships to the USA Only. |
| This is a beautiful malachite specimen from the Republic of Congo. It had a dark top surface with bullseye patterns and scalloped fan shapes on the sides in a lighter color green Malachite from South Africa. This is an excellent specimen of Malachite. This piece weighs 0.59 lb (269g) and measures 3.5 x 3.3 x 1 inches (9.0 x 8.5 x 2.7cm) |
| A Unique Specimen of Crystalline or Fibrous Malachite. This beautiful crystalline Malachite specimen is from the Shaba Province in Zaire, Africa. It has radial and very thick malachite groups formed by very thin acicular crystals, with a small amount of a chalky white matrix. The color is a deep, rich green with areas of chatoyancy. This specimen weighs 1.84 oz (52.5g) and measures 2.9 x 1.2 x 0.9 inches (74 x 30 x 24mm) |
| Item # MAL03100159 Exceptional Dark Bullseye Polished display Specimen $229.00 |
| Item # MAL0310R248 XXL Polished Botryoidal Crystalline Malachite $359.00 |
| Item # MAL07111881 Dark Malachite Display From the Congo $42.00 |
| Item # MAL03103866 Fibrous Malachite Cluster from Zaire $61.00 |
| This is a beautiful fibrous malachite cluster from the Republic of Congo. It has a beautiful satin sheen and sparkling acicular criss-crossing fibers. The bright green color of this cluster is amazing. A very nice specimen of fibrous (silky) Malachite from South Africa. This piece weighs 1.76 oz (49g) and measures 2.1 x 1.5 x 1.2 inches (54.8 x 39.4 x 30.6mm) |
| Item # MAL06117512 Fibrous Malachite Cluster from the Congo $42.00 |
| At the 2009 Denver Rock Show there was a woman who had some of the very nicest Malachite that we have seen in a long time. This is one of those stones. Her material definitely was not cheap for these incredible pieces. Not only is the pattern fantastic on this one, but the color combination of the very dark background and the bright green eyes is just incredible and highly unusual. This great display specimen is approximately 5.6 by 4.3 by 1.3 inches at the extremes, and weighs 1 pound and 15 ounces. It has a polish just like glass. It has only the most minor of natural imperfections, and is one of the best quality pieces from the Denver wholesale shows. |
| This is an awesome polished malachite specimen from the Republic of Congo. It has bullseye patterns and scalloped fan shapes on the sides in a lighter color green Malachite from South Africa. This is a superb specimen of Malachite! This piece weighs 0.49 lb (224g) and measures 2.2 x 2.7 x 1.2 inches (5.6 x 7.1 x 3.1cm) |
| Item # MAL07111343 Awesome Malachite Display From the Congo! $75.00 |
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