Intricate and beautiful Malachite and Chrysocolla 925 sterling silver plated ring. With iconic and defined banding and circular patterning in emerald green hues. 
 
Size: Q/8
 
Malachite
Alternative names: Stone of Guidance, Atlas Ore, Green Copper, Green Malachite, Mountain Green
Heart Chakra
 
Holistic Healing:
Helps in times of alteration and change. Clarifies emotions and eases responsibility. A strong balancer, traditionally carried for a sense of ease and release.
 
Metaphysical Traditions:
Long regarded in folk tradition as a protective and transformative stone.
 
Cool Facts: 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 widely adopted as Malachite. Malachite has a widely variable habit ranging from botryoidal, silky, and stalactite-like forms.
 
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Chrysocolla
Stone of Rejuvenation
Throat and Heart Chakras
 
Holistic Healing:
Believed to revitalise and rejuvenate the mind, body and spirit. Associated with easing heartache and giving renewed strength. Releases distress caused by negative emotions.
 
Metaphysical Traditions:
Traditionally regarded as a calming and protective stone, said to bring a sense of ease when feeling overwhelmed. 
 
Cool Facts: Chrysocolla was first mentioned by Theophrastus in 315 BC. Its name derives from the Ancient Greek ‘khrusós’ and ‘kolla’, meaning ‘gold’ and ‘glue’. This is believed to be because Chrysocolla was used as a soldering material when working with gold. 
 
Ancient Egyptians ground Malachite into powder to make their iconic green eye makeup, worn for decoration and believed sun protection.
Its distinctive banding comes from cyclical changes in copper concentration as the stone formed in layers over time, much like growth rings in a tree.
Its blue-green colour comes from trace copper within the stone — the same element responsible for the colour of Malachite and Turquoise, its close mineral cousins.
 
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