MALACHITE TEARDROP CABOCHON - POLISHED NATURAL STONE

A STRIKING POLISHED MALACHITE SPECIMEN IN CLASSIC TEARDROP FORM, SHOWCASING THE MINERAL'S DISTINCTIVE CONCENTRIC BANDING IN RICH EMERALD AND FOREST GREEN TONES. THE PIECE EXHIBITS THE CHARACTERISTIC LAYERED PATTERNS THAT MAKE MALACHITE HIGHLY PRIZED BY COLLECTORS AND LAPIDARIES.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- MATERIAL: NATURAL MALACHITE
- FORM: TEARDROP CABOCHON, POLISHED
- DIMENSIONS: HEIGHT 7.8 CM, WIDTH 5.5 CM
- WEIGHT: 267 GRAMS
- FINISH: HIGH-GLOSS POLISHED SURFACE

CHARACTERISTICS:
THE SPECIMEN DISPLAYS EXCEPTIONAL COLOUR SATURATION WITH ALTERNATING BANDS OF BRIGHT GREEN AND DEEPER FOREST TONES. THE CONCENTRIC PATTERNS ARE CLEARLY DEFINED THROUGHOUT, DEMONSTRATING THE NATURAL GEOLOGICAL LAYERING PROCESS. THE POLISHED SURFACE REVEALS THE STONE'S INTERNAL STRUCTURE WITH EXCELLENT CLARITY. A SMALL AREA OF LIGHTER BANDING IS VISIBLE ON ONE FACE, ADDING TO THE NATURAL CHARACTER OF THE PIECE.

CONDITION: EXCELLENT. THE POLISHED FINISH IS BRIGHT AND REFLECTIVE WITH NO CHIPS, CRACKS, OR REPAIRS. MINOR SURFACE WEAR FROM HANDLING IS CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND USE. THE SPECIMEN REMAINS IN OUTSTANDING DISPLAY CONDITION.

PROVENANCE: MUSEUM SPECIMEN WITH CATALOGUE NUMBER H136675 AND DIMENSIONS NOTED AS 78 X 55 MM, 267 GRAMS. SUITABLE FOR THE SERIOUS MINERAL COLLECTOR OR AS A DECORATIVE DISPLAY PIECE.

293503+62

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