Malachite 3.75" Botryoidal Freeform

Green-eyed beauty. Full of concentric circles and rippling bands peppered with dark speckles, this polished freeform looks alive with color and movement. Plant anywhere, survives with minimal light and water. Unpolished pockets reveal natural bubbly texture. Bottom of specimen shows empty cavities.

A botryoidal mineral has a globular external form resembling a bunch of grapes. These spheres form when crystals grow radially around a nucleus of sand or dust at the same rate. Over time, the clusters fuse together.

Malachite is a vibrant copper mineral mined all over the world. Archaeological evidence indicates that it has been mined in Israel for more than 3,000 years! Historically, it was thought to keep evil spirits at bay.

14 oz, 1.75" high x 2.75" wide x 3.75" long

SOURCE: Democratic Republic of the Congo

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