Natural Crystalline Malachite Specimens x 6 From Congo Malawi Deep internal caverns open into

Deep internal caverns open into the heart of the pieces

cover some 730 hectares (1

velvety appearance

Each piece offers a geological snapshot of the Miocene

Natural Crystalline Malachite Specimens x 6 From Congo Malawi Deep internal caverns open intoPRODUCT INFORMATION General Description Malachite, is a green Copper Carbonate Hydroxide mineral with a chemical composition of Cu2(CO3)(OH)2. It was one of the first ores used to produce Copper metal. Our specimens are sourced from the Congo which extensively mines the material for its Copper content, thus getting specimen grade material is quite difficult. Pliny the Elder, 79 CE used the ancient term Molochitus but by 1661 the revised spelling was