Malachite 4mm Coin Faceted - 15-16 Inch Memory intricate patterns of minute black

intricate patterns of minute black flecks

The inclusions are of manganese or iron

and it can be mottled or striated with veins of these colors

Like other forms of jasper it is a power

It can even exhibit various colors within the same specimen

Malachite 4mm Coin Faceted - 15-16 Inch Memory intricate patterns of minute blackMalachite 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