Red Malachite 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch Mala Bead or merlinite

or merlinite

and the sheets and flakes of mica are flexible

and crystal formations on the collars are natural and unenhanced in any way

This mineral is a recent find out of Madagascar and has only been seen crystallized in the form of masses

Red Malachite 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch Mala Bead or merliniteMalachite is a copper carbonate with a bright green color and dark green banding. Usually found near copper deposits, it is formed through the combination of carbonated water, limestone and copper. Famous malachite mines in the Ural mountains of Russia once produced 20 to ton blocks of the stone, while today it is primarily mined in Africa. Malachite was used extensively as decoration in the palaces of Russian tsars and forms the columns of St. Isaacs