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MALACHITE INFORMATION

Malachite is a secondary copper mineral, with a copper content of 60%.
Malachite is a deep green stone that often displays beautiful linear and circular patterns.

Malachite has a Monoclinic crystal system and a hardness of Mohs 3.5 - 4.
Malachite is generally found in botryoidal masses, nodules and crusts, and occasionally druzy, individual crystals are rare.
Malachite is found on the upper oxidised area of copper deposits and often occurs with the minerals Azurite and Chrysocolla.

Malachite is found in areas of copper mining in a variety of locations around the world.
Some of the finest comes from areas in Africa such as Zaire, Zambia, Namibia and Zimbabwe.
Antique Malachite jewellery is often from the Ural Mountains in Russia
Malachite can also be found in the UK (Cornwall), USA (Arizona), Chile and Australia.

Archaeological studies show that Malachite has been mined since 4000 BC, and this beautiful green stone has been loved throughout antiquity for it's stunning green patterns.
The Egyptians revered the colour green as a symbol of new life and fertility, they believed there was a place called the 'fields of Malachite' that they would go to after death, a realm just like Earth but without the pain and suffering.
Malachite was extensively mined here in the UK, at the Great Orme mines on the North West coast of Wales for thousands of years until 600 BC.
This vibrant green crystal has been used in jewellery, amulets, veneers and even buildings such as the Malachite Room in St. Petersburg.
In the ancient Mayan city Palenque there is a burial chamber called the tomb of the Red Queen, and her funerary mask is made of a wonderful Malachite mosaic.