Fibrous Malachite - D.R. Congo was completely underwater

was completely underwater

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Owning a piece of natural history that came from beyond our planet is something special

Location: Novo Horizonte

Almost everyone has heard of the great Wolly Mammoth

Fibrous Malachite - D.R. Congo was completely underwaterMalachite is such a fun mineral to collect. Specimens can come in a wide range of green hues and crystal structures. Malachite with this interesting, fibrous texture, is a must have in any collection. You can see in this specimen all of the different directions growth took place. Malachite is a copper carbonate mineral that can often be found in botryoidal, fibrous, or stalactite formations. Its name is derived from the Greek words "molochites