Natural Crystalline Malachite Specimens x 3 From Congo HOME DECOR White to pale yellow

White to pale yellow

where successive layers of silica-rich solutions crystallize over time

Size = 64 - 68 mm

The colour intensity is pale to dark tones of purple

Natural Crystalline Malachite Specimens x 3 From Congo HOME DECOR White to pale yellowPRODUCT INFORMATION General Description Malachite, is a green Copper Carbonate Hydroxide mineral with a chemical composition of Cu2(CO3)(OH)2. It was one of the first ores used to produce Copper metal. Our specimens are sourced from the Congo which extensively mines the material for its Copper content, thus getting specimen grade material is quite difficult. Pliny the Elder, 79 CE used the ancient term Molochitus but by 1661 the revised spelling was