image by Fatmehjewelry Malachite, ladies and gentlemen. This is by far one of my favourite semi-precious gemstones, with the beautiful green colour often caused by the weathering of copper ore. Malachite, like azurite (which is mentioned in my post about lapis lazuli, here), is a common mineral and the two are regularly found together.

image by Fatmehjewelry

Malachite, ladies and gentlemen. This is by far one of my favourite semi-precious gemstones, with the beautiful green colour often caused by the weathering of copper ore. Malachite, like azurite (which is mentioned in my post about lapis lazuli, here), is a common mineral and the two are regularly found together.