Malachite 7mm Cube Table Cut A Grade - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE Shape_Faceted Cube The most highly regarded colors

The most highly regarded colors are the reds and pinks

red and magenta hues

a silicate of calcium and magnesium -- from western Canada

it is cut and polished to look just like a Quartz gemstone

It is mined in Peru

Malachite 7mm Cube Table Cut A Grade - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE Shape_Faceted Cube The most highly regarded colorsMalachite 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