‘Velvet’ Malachite (Congo): Botryoidal, silky fibrous specimen (62g)
‘Velvet’ Malachite (Congo): Botryoidal, silky fibrous specimen (62g)
Malachite is a secondary mineral to Copper Ore. Typically found in an aggregate Agate-like banded formation, it is more uncommonly found in a botryoidal (bubbly) or velvety fibrous form.
This specimen is from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Dimensions:
Weight: 62 grams
Size: 6.5cm x 5cm
While polished Malachite is safe to handle and wear, raw/velvety & unpolished specimens should be handled with care. Malachite is toxic in it's raw form and should never be ingested. Please wash your hands after handling your beautiful specimen.
*𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒏/𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒎 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒉𝒐𝒕𝒐𝒔*
𝑬𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 & 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 (𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆 𝒈𝒊𝒇𝒕𝒔).
𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒆, 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒗𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒏/𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉.
𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒕 𝒎𝒚 𝑭𝑨𝑸𝒔, 𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒆𝒏𝒖.