Malachite
Malachite is a bright green stone and has a beautiful, striped lineation like an agate reminiscent of flowers or bubbles. The green color of Malachite causes a copper occurring at the mining site from where the malachite originates.
This rare gemstone has been called Malachite, the name comes from the word of Malache, which in Greek means verdure or the word Malachos, soft.
Malachite was used for its specific color in ancient times, ground to powder, as a colorant or in Egypt as a make-up. This is about to the low hardness of this mineral which is 4 out of 10 on Mohs hardness scale because malachite is very easy to grind.
Malachite and its locations
Malachite's best-known location is Congo (sometimes called Zaire), near Zimbabwe, and in the other states in Africa, from Congo to the south. The other locations in the world are in Russia, the US, India, China, Mexico, Chile or Israel, where are primarily known King Solomon's mines near the Red Sea. Over the Red Sea and the Sinai Peninsula, the Malachite was transported to Egypt, where it was honored as the stone of goddess Hathor. She was a goddess of woman beauty and malachite has been labeled as a woman's stone for centuries up to now.
In times of Christianity was the woman's beauty deliberately suppressed, and from malachite suddenly became a stone of seduction and moral misfortune. An exception was Russia when, during the reign of Tsar Nicholas, malachite was used as a decoration and the main building element in the Malachite Hall at the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg. Malachite actually replaced the decoration of jasper, which was damaged during a fire in the first half of the 19th century. Malachite is used in the salon for framing a large fireplace, decorative columns throughout the room, large vases, tables, and other decorative and utility items. If you have a trip to Russia, the Winter Palace in St Petersburg is definitely worth to visit.
Malachite with azurite
Malachite is actually a metamorphic Azurit, which is an azure blue mineral. Both minerals, both azurite and malachite, are extremely fragile and sensitive, for example, in the body sweat, and can lose color when they are in contact. Malachite and azurite occur together, and their combination is fascinating, when on beautifully green stone shine pieces of green azurite.
As seen in the pictures, malachite occurs naturally with the blue azurite.
The reason is that Malachite is actually a metamorphic (transformed) azurite.
Malachite in esoteric
In the field of esotericism, inspiring green color is used to promote creativity and the ability to express personally in an extensive art field. Every single piece of malachite is unique, just like any individual is individuality, and there is no need for shyness to manifest this individuality. Bright shades and exciting drawing of malachite mark individuality, while dark colors show wisdom and reason.
The colorful striped and flowery structure, reminiscent of an eye at peacock's feather shows us a diversity of life that is as varied as this gemstone and can have both bright and shady places. On the physical level, malachite acts as a woman's protector. Protects and helps women with menstrual pains and childbirth pains as it supports our body in natural processes of self-healing or regeneration. Malachite promotes creativity and often surpasses its fascinating look.
