The history of the Malachite
History is replete with mysterious legends about malachite. Many ancient texts mention that Cleopatra ground malachite into powder and used it as an eye shadow after mixing it with oil. Although this legend cannot be confirmed, it is clear that the Egyptians began using this ore to make cosmetics around 3000 BCE.
Unlike in Egypt, malachite was more often ground into powder and used as a pigment in the Eastern world, for example, the Japanese used this pigment for rock painting and gave it the name Celadon-Green.
In ancient China, malachite was made into jewelry for princes and nobles because of its high price.
The use of malachite is not limited to cosmetics, pigments, and jewelry, since ancient times malachite has been regarded as an important raw material for refining copper. Around 4000 BC, people were surprised to find that this ore will be put into a fire to burn, and the pink-orange metal will flow out, and this discovery is closely related to the future of metallurgy technology.
Main sources of Malachite
The Copper Mine Mountains in the Ural Mountains have been a well-known source of malachite since ancient times. Most of the malachite commonly available on the market today comes from Namibia, Congo, Russia, USA, Mexico, Zambia, Australia, England, France, China, and Japan.
Malachite jewelry symbolism
Thousands of years ago, the ancient Egyptians revered malachite as a sacred stone that had the power to ward off evil and therefore used it as a talisman. Malachite is now often considered to be a stone that represents good luck and helps to clear negative energy.
