Malachite Oval Sterling Silver Pendant

Malachite is a copper hydroxide, or copper ore, whose beautiful deep green color comes from copper. As early as 4000 BCE, Egyptians crushed malachite into powder to use as eye paint, pigment for wall paintings, and as a glaze and coloring for glass. Named from the Greek word for “mallow,” its color resembles the leaves of the mallow plant. Today malachite is used mainly as an ornamental material and gemstone, and is found in Russia, U.S.A., and the Dem. Rep. of Congo. Metaphysically, malachite is used for protection and amplification of energy.