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Malachite

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Velvet Malachite from the Democratic Republic of Congo. The fine, fibrous development catches the light and plays with it, in a chatoyant display. 

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The hypnotic, bullseye patterning of malachite is brought out in a spectacular display, by contour polishing. 

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The concentric rings of a malachite stalactite revealed by cutting and polishing. 

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A portion of an azurite “blueberry” that has pseudomorphed into malachite. 

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Vital coloration, and organic contouring make malachite seem like more than just a stone. 

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An example of the prized azurite/malachite combination. 

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An area of velvet malachite in perfect color combination with cobaltoan calcite. 

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Fantastic fibrous malachite, with very distinctive, long, well defined fibers. 

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 A delicious botryoidal malachite, glistening like the skin of a toad! 

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 This specimen has a mystical appearance, as if it is a little piece of a mossy rainforest. 

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An azurite “blueberry” that has completely pseudomorphed into malachite. 

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Lovely cascading rings of concentric fortification. 

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Grand old specimen of botryoidal, druzy malachite, with some darker areas of heterogenite. 

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Specimen from the Gold Hill Mine, in western Utah – malachite and chrysocolla crust coating at the base of milky quartz crystals. 

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Fantastic large botryoidal druzy malachite from the Democratic Republic of Congo. 

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