Malachite 8mm Round Faceted A Grade - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE R1447 which receive their color from

which receive their color from trace amounts of chromium

which occurs in many colors

white and occasionally gray or brown

greenish yellow

whose color often caused ancient jewelers to confuse it with Emerald

Malachite 8mm Round Faceted A Grade - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE R1447 which receive their color fromMalachite 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