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Gemstone Information - Malachite
Malachite is a common ore of copper, a hydrated copper
carbonate comes in a brilliant green. After cutting, it shows a banding
of light and dark layers with concentric rings, straight stripes, or
other figurative shapes. The name might derived from the green color
in Greek called 'malache'.
Main sources of malachite come from Australia, Russia,
Democratic Republic of Congo ( formerly Zaire), Zambia, Arizona, New
Mexico, Utah of US, and Australia.
Sometimes, malachite intermixed with other copper minerals,
such as blue azurite and chrysocolla ( called azurmalachite ), or rusty
red of limonite.
Because it has differing shades of green banding similar
to agate and low hardness 3.5 to 4, malachite was very popular with
the ancient Egyptians, Israel, Greeks, and Romans for jewelry, magic
charms, ornaments, amulets. It was ground into powder and worn as eye
shadow. Russians also used malachite to decorate their palaces, to panel
the walls and to inlay the stone in various mosaic ornaments. Painters
use malachite as pigment for mountain green.
Today, with reasonable prices and perfect cleavage, malachite
may be carved and polished as decorative stone for beads, buttons, carved
figurines, boxes, jewelry ornaments, and other decorative objects. Jewelry
smith or stone cutter work hard on this semiprecious specimens in order
to show the best decorative marking. The malachite cabochons with concentric
eye-like rings are called malachite peacock's eye.
Malachite has low hardness and easily scratched. It is
sensitive to heat, acids, ammonia, and hot water. You can clean the
malachite stone by wiping it with lukewarm, soapy water and rinse.
Malachite was associated with strong love goddesses in
many cultures around the world. It's believed have capability of protecting
wearer from the evil eye and bringing good luck. It aids childbirth
labor and get an easier and faster birth. Placing malachite stone near
by televisions, computers or phones, this cleaning and protective stone
filter out negative pollution and harmful rays emitted by electrical
equipment.
PMA-21
Sterling silver pendant with assorted design malachite stone
Gemstones Information
Amber
Amethyst
Aquamarine
Bloodstone
Carnelian
Cat's Eye
Clear Quartz
Citrine
Diamond
Garnet
Hematite
Holey Stone
Jade
Jet
Labradorite
Lepidotile
Malachite
Mother of Pearl
Moonstone
Onyx
Opal
Peridot
Rose Quartz
Ruby
Sapphire
Sodalite
Sperne
Sunstone
Tiger's Eye
Topaz
Turquoise
Zircon
Birthstone Information
January Birthstone - Garnet
February Birthstone - Amethyst
March Birthstone - Blood Stone and Aquamarine
April Birthstone - Diamond and Clear
Quartz
May Birthstone - Emerald and Jade
June Birthstone - Pearl and Moonstone
July Birthstone - Ruby
August Birthstone - Peridot and Carnelian
September Birthstone - Sapphire
October Birthstone - Opal and Tourmaline
November Birthstone - Topaz and Citrine
December Birthstone - Turquoise and
Zircon
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