Natural Crystalline Malachite Specimens x 6 From Tenke Fungurume, Congo HAND MADE The lapidary work is where

The lapidary work is where the magic truly happens

All one of a kind copper jewellery wire wraps

Zimbabwe (Manufactured in South Africa)

Oral history suggests that the Sakoany deposit of Madagascar were first discovered by a cattle herder who found some crystals that had weathered out close to the shore of the bay

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Natural Crystalline Malachite Specimens x 6 From Tenke Fungurume, Congo HAND MADE The lapidary work is wherePRODUCT INFORMATION General Description Malachite is a green Copper Carbonate Hydroxide mineral. 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 widely adopted as Malachite. Malachite has a