Red Malachite 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Impression Jasper 000 years ago

000 years ago

also known as Herkimer Diamond

A form of chalcedony made of quartz

This mineral is a recent find out of Madagascar and has only been seen crystallized in the form of masses

Blue Apatite

Red Malachite 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Impression Jasper 000 years agoMalachite 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