Malachite
Malachite is a beautiful green stone. Creating striped or circular artwork
For more information, see the Malachite article
Great mining sites are near the Red Sea, where this gem has been mined in ancient Egypt and is still being mined together with Chrysocolla and Turquise. Others are for example in Russia and Zaire. Malachite is very fragile and is also sensitive to water and heat.