Malachite 15-22x23-33mm AAA Grade Medium Free Form Cabochon Chain Nose Pliers Originally discovered in the 1940’s

Originally discovered in the 1940’s and not introduced commercially until 1978

Petrified wood is created through a process called permineralization

spirals or other shapes to harden

according to the Mohs hardness scale

Malachite 15-22x23-33mm AAA Grade Medium Free Form Cabochon Chain Nose Pliers Originally discovered in the 1940’sMalachite 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