Malachite | Polished Ornamental Stone | 161 Grams | Shaba Copper Belt, Congo | SO24 Topaz This incredible specimen of Epidote

This incredible specimen of Epidote is dominated by numerous tiny crystals

Ammolite is an opal-like organic gemstone found primarily along the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains of North America

some of the easier things to see in a thin section

and numerous other families that live in saltwater

Product ID: RYRD8283

Malachite | Polished Ornamental Stone | 161 Grams | Shaba Copper Belt, Congo | SO24 Topaz This incredible specimen of EpidoteThis is a beautiful polished free form of Malachite from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Malachite is perhaps the one of the most popular minerals for collectors due to its intense green color and sometimes beautiful, banded masses. Africa contains several outstanding Malachite deposits. The mines at Katanga (Shaba), especially at Kolwezi, in the Congo (Zaire) produce Malachite in all sorts of odd shapes and forms, and are the source of the best