Green malachite (7.9KG)
PUMI2000
This natural piece of malachite comes from Congo, from Katanga area. This stone is very easily recognizable due to its green color. Since the middle age, malachite is used as a pigment in the painting for its clear and bright blue-green tones, in particular in the icons painting. Pline quotes it for the first time in 77 after JC.green color. This specific piece is a an outstanding exemple of fiber-Malachite, due to thousands of thin crystals that make that velvet effect. Such an attractive piece, but that you should not touch...
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