Malachite
It is a copper carbonate mineral
Description: Green with dark bands
Hardness: 3.5-4
Found in: Romania, Zambia, Zaire, and Russia
Properties: This is a stone of transformation and increases a person's psychic ability. It is a stone, which increases will power and offers protection from negative forces. It helps people to over come abuse that they have suffered in their lives.
Physically: asthma, arthritis, and tumours
Charkas: All
Element: Fire
Astrological Signs: Capricorn & Scorpio
Other Notes: Egyptians have used it as far back as 3000BC
