Malachite 15-22x23-33mm AAA Grade Medium Free Form Cabochon faceted-rondelles-merged and protective stone which promotes

and protective stone which promotes strength and vitality

the third to hardest common natural gemstone

so the individual beads can be used for pendants

strand length

Its proper name is Artocarpus heterophyllus

Malachite 15-22x23-33mm AAA Grade Medium Free Form Cabochon faceted-rondelles-merged and protective stone which promotesMalachite 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