Malachite 4mm Coin Faceted - 15-16 Inch Brecciated yellow or gray and occasionally

yellow or gray and occasionally translucent milky white

It is composed of silicon dioxide

and typically appear in light yellow-green to blue-green to deep moss green

It is a member of the Quartz family

and patterns

Malachite 4mm Coin Faceted - 15-16 Inch Brecciated yellow or gray and occasionallyMalachite 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