Malachite 8mm Round - 8-Inch Rocky Moonstone is a Feldspar mineral

Moonstone is a Feldspar mineral that was used in Roman jewelry nearly 2

initially as tools because of its hardness

Its needle to like inclusions of hematite are iridescent red

it was feared for centuries as a bad luck stone

Malachite 8mm Round - 8-Inch Rocky Moonstone is a Feldspar mineralMalachite is a copper carbonate with a bright green color and dark green banding. Usually found near copper deposits, it is formed through the combination of carbonated water, limestone and copper. Famous malachite mines in the Ural mountains of Russia once produced 20 ton blocks of the stone, while today it is primarily mined in Africa. Malachite was used extensively as decoration in the palaces of Russian tsars and forms the columns of St. Isaacs