It has a nice luster and lovely colored hues

5x6x6 inches)

Origin: Rio do Sol

Product ID: SS0428

Tektite is very interesting because of the persistent mystery that resisted clear explanations of their creation for generations of geologists

Malachite | Polished Ornamental Stone | 161 Grams | Shaba Copper Belt, Congo | SO24 Howlite It has a nice lusterThis is a beautiful polished free form of Malachite from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Malachite is perhaps the one of the most popular minerals for collectors due to its intense green color and sometimes beautiful, banded masses. Africa contains several outstanding Malachite deposits. The mines at Katanga (Shaba), especially at Kolwezi, in the Congo (Zaire) produce Malachite in all sorts of odd shapes and forms, and are the source of the best