Lapis lazuli pair of cabochons(hearts,drops) of Katanga, Congo

Cost per couple.
Drop shape and hearts.Sizes:

Drop.
25/18 mm
23/16 mm
21/15 mm

Hearts.
18/20 mm
17/19 mm
16/18 mm

Cabochon height: 3-3,5. 10 mm, without backing.
Mirror polished.

Size and availability of paired items check with the seller.

Kong malachite cabochons have excellent quality, concentric and intricate patterns ,as well as one of the main criteria for all cabochons - undoubted mirror polishing...

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This is a favorite stone of collectors and lovers of jewelry, and not only in Russia but all over the world. His magic patterns can be admired forever...

Currently, the main source of malachite for jewelry and decorative work is the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire). Deposits associated with the oxidation zone is widely developed in crusts of weathering of the upper layers of the deposits the uranium-cobalt-copper formation of Copper belt of Central Africa. A characteristic feature of African malachite are larger compared to the Ural, proper concentric ring (unlike the rings of irregular shape from the Ural malachite), with more contrasting alternating light and dark areas. Approximately every 100 thousand tons of ore produce about kg of ornamental malachite, among which there are unique collection samples of decorative and high quality raw material.

Despite its low hardness, malachite today is one of the most famous and popular minerals, which is made of not only jewelry but also decorative pieces.