Mineral Minute! All about Malachite!

Chemical composition: Cu2CO3(OH)3 Hardness: 3-4 Malachite is a stone that is varying shades of green, and is used as a decorative stone, since it is easily cut and polished. Though its softness limits its use as a gemstone, its beauty is hard to resist. Popular as a decorative stone in Czarist Russia, it was used […]
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Jessy Chekal
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Aug, 27, 2016
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