Polished Malachite | Congo Orthoceras a young form of tree

a young form of tree resin that has not yet fully fossilized into amber

creating a soft

these colonial algae once thrived in warm

and has a lustrous and luminous appearance which almost seems to radiate as light passes through- enchanting it's viewers

often referred to as Copal

Polished Malachite | Congo Orthoceras a young form of treeMalachite is a green copper carbonate mineral, Cu2CO3(OH)2. Its name comes from the ancient word for the mallow plant, which according to the ancients it resembled. Its distinctive color and flowing geometric bands make it appear dynamic and interactive somewhat life like. This item is 2" x 1. 5" and weighs 4. 35 oz