Malachite 15-22x23-33mm AAA Grade Medium Free Form Cabochon faceted-rondelles-merged giving it a similar appearance

giving it a similar appearance to Topaz

Pietersite is associated with the zodiac sign of Leo

It is made up of Calcite or Calcium Carbonate

so the individual beads can be used for pendants

Its proper name is Artocarpus heterophyllus

Malachite 15-22x23-33mm AAA Grade Medium Free Form Cabochon faceted-rondelles-merged giving it a similar appearanceMalachite is a copper carbonate with a bright green color and dark green banding. Usually found near copper deposits, it is formed through the combination of carbonated water, limestone and copper. Famous malachite mines in the Ural mountains of Russia once produced 20 to ton blocks of the stone, while today it is primarily mined in Africa. Malachite was used extensively as decoration in the palaces of Russian tsars and forms the columns of St. Isaacs