2625Cts Polished Malachite Gemstone Specimen DCF 280

2625Cts Polished Malachite Gemstone Specimen DCF 280

Beautiful natural malchite specimen from Congo, Africa. It has been well hand polished.

The Romans used it to fashion amulets where it was known as Peacock Stone and dedicated to the Goddess Juno.
She was worshipped as a protector from the perils of natural disasters. There is evidence that Malachite was mined on the Sinai Peninsula as early as 4000 BC

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