Druzy Chrysocolla Specimen with Malachite Crystals B

Chrysocolla is a minor ore of copper, giving it its natural cyan blue coloring. Chrysocolla was first used in ancient Greece as early as 315 BC to solder gold, which is where it gets its name from- the Greek "chrysos" meaning "gold" and "kolla" meaning "glue." During the Renaissance, Chrysocolla was popularly ground up into a beautiful pigment for oil paints. It is the national stone of Israel, probably due to its association with the ancient King Solomon.
Malachite is a Copper Carbonate that can be found in botryoidal, fibrous, or stalactitic masses, usually in combination with other minerals.
Evidence of Malachite mining reaches as far back as 4000 BCE in the Sinai Peninsula and was smelted to obtain copper as far back as 2000 BCE in Britain and Israel.
Due to its history as a protective talisman against evil, Malachite has been associated with the Latin word "Mallus, but it actually received its name due to its resemblance to the Mallow plant, deriving from the Greek "molochites lithos," which means "mallow green stone"
Other historical uses for Malachite were jewelry and eye shadow in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome and ornaments and in-lay for the castles of Russian Czars.

Chrysocolla is known as a stone of inner harmony and wisdom, allowing you to tap into your highest truths.
Malachite is a "Power Heart Stone" with protective properties that puts you on the path to success and prosperity through healing of the heart and protection of the spirit.
Together, these energies combine into a powerful tool for moving forward into success with an inner core strength that is rooted in wisdom and understanding of self.

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