{"product_id":"natural-large-cabinet-size-ball-malachite-specimen-with-quartz-on-dolomite-matrix-x-1-from-mindingi-mine-kambove-congo","title":"Natural Large Cabinet Size Ball Malachite Specimen with Quartz on Dolomite Matrix x 1 From Mindingi Mine, Kambove, Congo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA NOTE FROM NICK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA single 174 x 129 x 67 mm sized natural cabinet size Ball Malachite specimen. Beautiful crystalline coated spheroids of bright green Malachite formations on a layer of crystalline Quartz on a Dolomite matrix. This is a particularly nice specimen with good botryoidal spheroid formations. Beautiful and rare, I've only seen this twice in over 30 years of doing direct business with Congo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRODUCT DESCRIPTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMalachite is a copper carbonate mineral and one of the best-known green minerals. It forms botryoidal, ball-like and banded masses, and more rarely silky or crystalline sprays, in light to deep green, with a silky to glassy lustre. It has a Mohs hardness of 3.5 to 4.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRODUCT DATA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLocality = Mindingi Mine, Kambove, Congo\u003cbr\u003eGrade = Very Good to A Grade\u003cbr\u003eSize = 174 x 129 x 67 mm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MALACHITE - Ball","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50919021543617,"sku":"190-277-261107BM","price":3136.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2066\/6451\/files\/190277_5.jpg?v=1794663198","url":"https:\/\/www.toprocks.com\/products\/natural-large-cabinet-size-ball-malachite-specimen-with-quartz-on-dolomite-matrix-x-1-from-mindingi-mine-kambove-congo","provider":"Toprock Gemstones and Minerals ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}