Magnificent large polished Malachite slice with intricate banding and swirls on either side.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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