Malachite 12-17x16-21mm A Grade Small Free Form Cabochon featured_02262026 First discovered in 2006

First discovered in 2006

second only to diamond

green and brown to the more rare violet and pink

It occurs in a great variety of shapes and colors

which in many species is highly iridescent

Malachite 12-17x16-21mm A Grade Small Free Form Cabochon featured_02262026 First discovered in 2006Malachite 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