Silver ring round malachite natural stone

Malachite, its name comes from the Greek word 'maloche', green color or also 'malakos' a little hard, soft. The ancient Greeks and Romans made beautiful vases and sculptures from it, they also used it to make amulets, as a deterrent against evil spirits and disease. It was also used as a dye for the production of paints or, when rubbed into a powder, as an eye lipstick.

Malachite is a relatively soft mineral, despite its low hardness, it is a sought-after stone in jewelery and decorative products. Stones that have jewelery value are suitable for cabochon cuts to show the beauty of the intricate stiped stone patterns in all shades of green, from light green to almost black. Figures, dishes and vases are also made of malachite.

Malachite is the most common oxidation product of copper and its ores. Most often they appear in the form of rounded buns, infiltrates, rarely flat crusts. It is found together with azurite, which has a deep blue color. Malachite is also found together with chrysocolla, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, calcite and limonite.

Occurrences: England, Australia, Israel, Germany, Namibia, Democratic Republic of Congo, United States, Russia, Mexico, Sweden. In Poland malachite occurs in very small amounts.

Malachite in astrology: Western astrology links malachite with the zodiac sign of Capricorn and with the day of Friday.