Malachite "eyes" polished slice

Item Description

Numerous parallel-growth malachite stalactites with mesmerizing "eyes", dramatic dense banded form, colorful hues and stalactite shape form a marvelous high quality, polished, two-sided thick slice from the famous Star of Congo Mine. The contrast of the eye colors, eye shapes and dense variable banding on the two sides is remarkable. The exterior rind is nearly all there, with some periphery wear noted on the indented edge and a small bruise opposite. This famous copper-cobalt deposit is extinct commercially, but artisanal mining by locals has recovered more fine specimens.This is an excellent and beautiful two-sided slice in this size range. 362 grams mass and easily displayable next to well-crystallized specimens.