Fibrous Malachite - D.R. Congo and Wellsville Mountains

and Wellsville Mountains

giving rise to the flashes of color we all know and love

It gets its name from the Latin word "rubellus" meaning reddish

Clear Quartz is known as the "Master Healing

a global warming event caused by volcanic activity and killed 96 percent of all sea life

Fibrous Malachite - D.R. Congo and Wellsville MountainsMalachite 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