I love Malachite Tiles Stone! Its swirly patterns and concentric bands of
green are just beautiful. Mother Nature really excelled herself with this
stone!
Possibly the earliest ore of copper,
having been mined in the Sinai and eastern deserts of ancient Egypt from as
early as 3000 BC. Malachite must rank as one of the most important minerals in
mankind's history. It was discovered in around 4000 BC that heating Malachite
in a hot fire reduced it to native copper. This was probably the first smelting
of metal from an ore. It was used as a pigment for wall painting, and in glazes
and to colour glass. The mineral was used in Egypt as cosmetic eye paint from
at least 3000 BC. Its use as an eye paint may have been an attempt to ward off
eye infections - it is now known that the green eye paint containing Malachite
had medicinal properties.
Its name may be derived from the
Greek word for its colour, 'malache' (mallow), or because of
its low hardness, from the Greek 'malakos' (soft).
Malachite Slabs sometime occurs intergrown with Azurite or Chrysocolla. The now rare
Eliat stone from Israel is a combination of Malachite, Chrysocolla and
Turquoise.
Malachite is a powerful Semi Precious Gemstone Tiles but one
that needs to be handled with caution. It is toxic and should only be used in
its polished form. Malachite is an important protection stone as it amplifies
positive energy.
Psychologically, Malachite is a stone
of transformation. Life is lived more intensely under the influence of this
adventurous stone, which encourages risk taking and change. It mercilessly
shows what is blocking your spiritual growth. Malachite draws out deep feelings
and psychosomatic causes, breaks unwanted ties and outworn patterns, and
teaches how to take responsibility for ones actions, thoughts and feelings. It
releases inhibitions and encourages expressing feeling. This stone develops empathy
with other people, showing how it would feel to be in their place. It
alleviates shyness, and supports friendships.
Mentally, Malachite goes to the core
of a problem, enhancing intuition and insight. It can help alleviate mental
disturbances, including psychiatric illness (not sure about that! lol).
Medically, Malachite is an extremely
versatile healing stone. It is particularly useful for cramps, including
menstrual cramps, and facilitates childbirth - it has been called the Midwife
stone!!! (Not sure about that but if using it in childbirth and it doesn't
relieve labour pains you can always throw it at your partner!!). Also reputed
to help with the immune system, arthritis, broken bones(!), toothache and gum
problems.
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