Malachite is one of the most beautiful gems. It was known to the ancient Greeks and Egyptians, who used it to decorate rooms, create talismans, jewelry, figurines. His powder was applied to the eyes of women, getting green shadows. In addition to practical properties, this mineral also has healing and magical qualities, which became known in the Middle Ages.
Malachite stones: natural properties
The birth of malachite occurs as a result of the combination of copper sulfate solutions and carbonate or carbonic waters. It turns out a mineral that belongs to carbonates in terms of its physical parameters. Malachite stones are formed where deposits of copper ore are observed - in limestone voids and karst caves. By the way, the mineral owes its green color to the copper ions that it contains. The largest malachite deposits are located in Germany, Kazakhstan, Africa, China and the USA.
Malachite stones before processing representa kidney-shaped layers of concentric shape. Due to this, when sawing malachite, circles are obtained on its cut, collected in bizarre patterns. For this natural pattern, malachite is also called the "peacock stone". Depending on how the patterns are formed, malachite stones can have a different texture: ribbon, flowing, star-shaped or circular. By nature, malachite is a soft mineral, so it is easy to process. It is well cut, polished, ground and shaped. In the Ural deposits, 2 types of malachite were mined: plush mineral and turquoise. Turquoise natural stone malachite is valued more because of its softness and better processing pliability.
Fake malachite stones
Natural mineral deposits in the world are rapidly declining, and the value of the stone is increasing every year. Today there are many who want to have boxes, figurines or gemstone jewelry. Therefore, they began to produce artificial malachite, grown in a laboratory or made of plastic and glass. You can distinguish an imitation if there are greenish-brown blotches in the stone. In "glass" fakes there are transparent layers that are detected only with a magnifying glass. The surface of plastic malachite will be warm, and the natural gem is always cool. How real malachite (stone) looks like, the photo shows very clearly.
Energy properties of malachite
Like other minerals, malachite has healing and protective properties that have been used by man since ancient times. Gem oftenused in lithotherapy, and jewelry and talismans made of stone are strong amulets. Malachite is considered a "cure" for cardiovascular diseases, lung infections, and disorders of the spleen and pancreas. It also relieves rheumatic and allergic manifestations, if applied to the focus of pain. It is also used for vision problems, mental disorders, bronchial inflammation and toothache. Malachite has a healing effect on the human energy sphere, being a powerful magical stone. It protects children from the evil eye of outsiders, and gives adults peace, attracts love, good luck and success.
