Natural Crystalline Botryoidal Malachite Specimens x 4 From Tenke Fungurume, Congo Zambia with specimens between 40 to

with specimens between 40 to 80mm becoming more prevalent

Locality = Shituru

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Excellent polished finish

sometimes adorned with delicate black Chromite specks

Natural Crystalline Botryoidal Malachite Specimens x 4 From Tenke Fungurume, Congo Zambia with specimens between 40 toPRODUCT INFORMATION General Description Malachite is a green Copper Carbonate Hydroxide mineral. 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 widely adopted as Malachite. Malachite has a