{"product_id":"natural-large-cabinet-size-ball-malachite-specimen-with-white-quartz-on-dolomite-matrix-x-1-from-mindingi-mine-kambove-congo","title":"Natural Large Cabinet Size Ball Malachite Specimen with White 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 Large cabinet size 199 x 111 x 69 mm sized natural very good to A grade crystalline sparkly Ball Malachite specimen on a layer of white Quartz on a Dolomite matrix. This is unusual and the sparkling spheroid ball forms of Malachite contrast beautifully with the shiny Quartz crystals underneath. There are also some semi-crystalline areas of Silky Malachite on the white Quartz. This material has only come down twice in 30 years of doing the Congo and is quite scarce.\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 = 199 x 111 x 69 mm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MALACHITE - Ball","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50881354039489,"sku":"190-149-261102BM-172-341","price":3696.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2066\/6451\/files\/190149_9.jpg?v=1794303582","url":"https:\/\/www.toprocks.com\/products\/natural-large-cabinet-size-ball-malachite-specimen-with-white-quartz-on-dolomite-matrix-x-1-from-mindingi-mine-kambove-congo","provider":"Toprock Gemstones and Minerals ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}