Malachite 4mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch 6-Dec This prompted an alternative name

This prompted an alternative name for the gemstone: Princess Blue

all to knowing eye

or some degree of pink in between

which occurs in many colors

Malachite 4mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch 6-Dec This prompted an alternative nameMalachite 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