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2.7" Flowery Polished Malachite Sphere - DR Congo
This striking malachite sphere measures 2.7" wide and showcases the stone’s signature beauty in full display. Rich shades of emerald and forest green flow across its surface in distinct banding and mesmerizing, one-of-a-kind swirling patterns, creating a sense of depth and movement from every angle. The natural concentric lines and organic curves highlight malachite’s formation process, making each rotation reveal new details. Smoothly polished to a high gloss, the sphere’s balanced form and vivid patterning make it an eye-catching statement piece ideal for collectors, decor, or those drawn to the grounding elegance of natural stone.
It is accompanied by an acrylic ring display stand.
It is accompanied by an acrylic ring display stand.
About Malachite
Malachite is an intense green copper-based mineral that can be found in a wide variety of forms. Malachite can grow in botryoidal masses, stalactitic formations, and reniform formations, typically as a tight cluster of fanning fibrous needles that make up a seemingly solid mass. As layers continue to stack during formation, banded patterns can sometimes begin to take shape, explaining the rings in all shades of green seen on most polished malachite specimens.
Malachite results from the weathering of other copper ores, and is very often found associated with other copper-based minerals such as azurite and chrysocolla. It can be found in copper deposits around the world, but the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the primary source for polished malachite and mineral specimens.
Malachite has been prized since ancient times, first as a utilitarian copper ore, then as an ornamental stone. Due to its value as a decorative stone, it is rarely mined as a copper ore anymore.
Malachite is an intense green copper-based mineral that can be found in a wide variety of forms. Malachite can grow in botryoidal masses, stalactitic formations, and reniform formations, typically as a tight cluster of fanning fibrous needles that make up a seemingly solid mass. As layers continue to stack during formation, banded patterns can sometimes begin to take shape, explaining the rings in all shades of green seen on most polished malachite specimens.
Malachite results from the weathering of other copper ores, and is very often found associated with other copper-based minerals such as azurite and chrysocolla. It can be found in copper deposits around the world, but the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the primary source for polished malachite and mineral specimens.
Malachite has been prized since ancient times, first as a utilitarian copper ore, then as an ornamental stone. Due to its value as a decorative stone, it is rarely mined as a copper ore anymore.
$165
SPECIES
Malachite
LOCATION
Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
SIZE
2.7" wide
CATEGORY
ITEM
#348898
