Malachite is a green-coloured stone, with shades of light to dark green marking lines in this mineral. The name comes from the Latin malachites, from the Greek molochē which means mauve, it is the plant of mauve which has a green foliage resembling the color of malachite. It is also called Green Chrysocolla, Green Carbonate Copper, Silky Copper, Green Copper Flowers, Green Copper Oxide, Copper Green, Ferruginous Copper Green, Mountain Green.
Virtues in lithotherapy :
Therapeutic efficacy: important.
Availability on the market: important.
Observed price: average.
Efficacy, availability and price are based on an observed average, these indications depend on people, sellers, periods.
Actions on the emotional and spiritual :
Malachite improves the capacity for persuasion and releases emotional blockages from the past that have buried themselves in the depths of the soul over time.
Actions on the physical:
In lithotherapy malachite is a very effective stone against pain and joint problems, absorbing pain like a sponge when applied to painful areas. It is an anti-inflammatory stone from an energetic point of view, it will act where the inflammations, the pains, it is also diuretic.
Purification and recharging:
At the end of a moment the stone has given all the energy it could, it can be energetically purified by depositing it in a precipitant of non-limestone water for several hours. For more efficiency, it can then be charged in the sun or in natural light.
Zodiac signs for which the need for this stone is potentially the most important:
Gems, virgin
Associated main chakra:
6th chakra of the front.
Disclaimer:
Lithotherapy is part of alternative energy therapies, it does not replace so-called modern medicine, the indications given are drawn from feedback from users, cultures, and reference books in the field. For any medical problem please consult your doctor.
Mineralogy :
Colors of the mineral is green.
Its chemical composition is composed of anhydrous carbonates with foreign anions of formula Cu2CO3(OH)2.
Its crystallization is monoclinic.
The mineral comes mainly from Congo, North Africa, Australia.
Malachite can be found in specialized shops in its raw state or polished, cut, made into pendants, bracelets, necklaces.
Also read: Magnesite properties