Malachite is a copper carbonate mineral, it is known for its distinctive green color and has a Mohs hardness of 3.5-4. Overall, malachite is a relatively stable mineral with some reactivity towards acids and ammonia. Its conductivity and susceptibility to oxidation are also important chemical properties. It is often found alongside other copper minerals like azurite, chrysocolla, and cuprite. It’s important to note that malachite can also be found as a secondary mineral in oxidized copper ore deposits, often occurring as crusts, coatings, or botryoidal (grape-like) masses on the surface of rocks.

✻ Calming ✻ Loyalty ✻ Leadership ✻ Protection ✻ Wisdom ✻ Comfort ✻ Balance ✻ Peace ✻ Self-understanding ✻ Positive transformation ✻ Healing ✻

Malachite is an important protection stone.  Malachite absorbs negative energies and pollutants, picking them up from the atmosphere and from the body.  Guards against radiation and clears electromagnetic pollution.  Malachite clears and activates the chakras and attunes to spiritual guidance.  It opens the heart to unconditional love.  Encourages risk-taking and change, breaks unwanted ties and outworn patterns, and teaches how to take responsibility for one’s actions, thoughts and feelings.  Malachite releases inhibitions and develops empathy with others.  Releases negative experiences and old traumas.  Stimulates dreams.