malachites

Banded green minerals

Malachites is the plural of malachite, a bright green mineral prized for ornamental use.

The stone's distinctive banded patterns make it popular in jewelry and decorative objects: The museum displayed ancient malachites from Egyptian tombs.

Malachite is also used as a copper ore.

mineral

copper

Reddish-brown metallic element

green · ore · formation · Congo · Ural · deposits · crystals · oxidation · weathering · secondary

gemstone

cabochon

Domed, unfaceted gemstone

  • polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
  • beadsSmall pierced ornaments for stringing
  • pendantSuspended jewelry ornament

jewelry · inlay · ornamental · semiprecious · lapidary · tumbled · carvings · spheres · figurines · bookends

pigment

verdigris

Copper oxidation's green crust

fresco · tempera · Renaissance · artists · powdered · toxic · lightfast · historical · manuscripts · illumination

metaphysical

heart chakra

Fourth energy center, chest

energy · meditation · emotional balance · spiritual · amulet · talisman · cleansing · Egyptian mythology · Cleopatra · abundance

Opposites
gem value/preciousness

malachitesdiamonds

Precious crystallized carbon

rubies · sapphires · precious stones · emeralds · crown jewels

color

malachitesrubies

Red precious gemstones

garnets · carnelian · carnelians · amethysts

mineral composition

malachitessilicates

Silicon-oxygen bonded minerals

quartzes

Family

malachite

Familiarity
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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G