What is blue malachite?

Malachite is generally found together with blue Azurite, and sometimes the two may occur admixed or banded together, forming what is commonly known in the gem and mineral trade as "Azure-Malachite". Malachite may also replace Azurite crystals, retaining the original Azurite shape but chemically altering it. read more

Malachite is a copper carbonate hydroxide mineral, with the formula Cu 2 CO 3 2. This opaque, green banded mineral crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system, and most often forms botryoidal, fibrous, or stalagmitic masses, in fractures and spaces, deep underground, where the water table and hydrothermal fluids provide the means for chemical precipitation. read more

The blue malachite is a kind of alkaline copper carbonate mineral, also known as azurite. It is often produced in the oxidized zone of copper deposit belt with malachite. Azurite can be used to extract copper as copper ore, and it also used as a blue pigment and quality ones can also be made into handicrafts. read more

Malachite and azurite bring together the green of the earth and the blue of the sky, as Isis is the daughter of Earth and Sky. Crystals of green also honor Persephone, the Greek Goddess of Spring. She represents celebration and the Earth alive with new growth. read more