The word "malachite" has the meaning of "separation of wives and children". Natural malachite has a strong green and emerald luster. Although it does not have the brilliance of jewelry, it is a noble stone with unique elegance and many mysterious legends.

Glassy luster

Category carbonate minerals

Transparency translucent to opaque

Crystal monoclinic system

Hardness 3.5-4

Specific gravity 0.5 carat

Refractive index 1.66- 1.9 1.

Shelly to hackly fracture

Place of production

Zambia, Australia. Malachite has such a beautiful name because its color is similar to the green spots on peacock feathers. The world-famous producing areas are Zambia, Australia, Namibia, Russia, Congo and other regions. China is mainly produced in Yangchun, Guangdong, Huangshi, Hubei and Northwest Jiangxi.

nature

Malachite is an ancient jade material. In ancient China, malachite was called "green", "stone green" or "green". Because gems are not durable and have low hardness, they can't keep good luster for a long time, so they can only be used as beads and brooches. Malachite is also called "emerald", "emerald sapphire" and "sapphire" internationally. It is also the main raw material of natural blue pigment.

meaning

As early as thousands of years ago, the ancient Egyptians regarded it as a "sacred stone" and thought it had the function of exorcising evil, so it was used as an amulet; In Germany, people think that people who wear malachite can avoid the threat of death. In fact, it is basically the role of amulets. In ancient China, malachite was made into various kinds of jewelry to wear, but because of its high price, ordinary people had no chance to wear it.