Double Line Malachite Necklace

Malachite’s distinctive light and dark green bands are easy to recognize. Today you’ll see malachite in jewelry and decorative carvings, but in the 18th and 19th centuries it was used as a paint pigment, and in ancient Egypt it was ground into a powder and used as eye shadow. Mined many places around the world, malachite has been credited with a number of metaphysical properties. Some believe it detects impending danger and brings harmony, calming emotions, and regenerative energy.