Malachite Dog Carving Material:Malachite This fossilized mollusk shell has

This fossilized mollusk shell has been lightly polished to bring out the unique spiraling pattern found in all ammonites

then cut and polished

The crystallized texture creates a beautiful display of quartz mineralogy that can be admired from any angle

This real Perisphinctes Ammonite fossil is a rare and unique find

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Malachite Dog Carving Material:Malachite This fossilized mollusk shell hasMalachite is composed of 66% copper, plus carbon and oxygen. Today, less and less malachite is available, because the world's largest copper mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are being bought up by Chinese mining companies for their copper content. The Congo is the world's largest source of pure carveable malachite, although it is found in many other countries. Malachite is a heavy mineral, due to its copper, and it forms in banded layers,