Natural Crystalline Malachite Specimens x 2 From Congo Namibia 3 x 3 inch

3 x 3 inch

Amethyst Agate crystal plates and geodes from Maintirano in Madagascar are a unique specimen

comparing it to Ocean Jasper (which is a completely different material that is of volcanic origins and is a chalcedony filled coral reef formation

Size = 128 x 90 x 83 mm

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Natural Crystalline Malachite Specimens x 2 From Congo Namibia 3 x 3 inchPRODUCT 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