Malachite (DRC)
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Malachite (DRC)

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Malachite (DRC) Mineral: Malachite Origin: L'Etoile Du Congo Mine (Star of the Congo Mine; Kalukuluku Mine), Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo Color: Dark Green Treatment: None Approximate Dimensions: 8.5cm x 4.5cm x 6.5cm Weight: 116g   10% of this purchase will be donated to The International Anti-Poaching Foundation (IAPF)   Malachite was used as a mineral pigment in green paints from antiquity until c. 1800. The pigment is moderately lightfast, sensitive to acids, and varying in color. This natural form of green pigment has been replaced by its synthetic form, verditer, among other synthetic greens. Malachite is also used for decorative purposes. A 17th-century Spanish superstition held that having a child wear a lozenge of malachite would help them sleep, and keep evil spirits at bay. It has also historically been worn for protection from lightning and contagious diseases and for health, success, and constancy in the affections. During the Middle Ages it w

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