Noted for its wild rings of turquoise blue and vivid greens, Malachite is a unique mineral. Technically, it is Copper Carbonate. The bands of green are opaque and they are formed into masses of round patterns. Sometimes, malachite is found with a very deep blue azurite mixed into it. Our sample had some fleshy tones in it, also. Found in Russia, Africa, Wales, Mexico and SW United States this mineral has been sculpted into many forms over the years and decorated palaces, jewelry and museums with its beauty. Often it is displayed in the rounded, botryoidal clumps or stalactite specimens, then some are sliced to show off the round patterns of greens.