Malachite 4mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Noreena Jasper mined since 4000 BCE

mined since 4000 BCE

creating a beautiful blend of pink and green in mottled patterns

This dye was said to create Michelangelo’s favorite shade of blue

brown and tan with some beads or inclusions of rust and rose

Malachite 4mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Noreena Jasper mined since 4000 BCEMalachite 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