New Bisbee Malachite order Sterling Silver Pendant by George Ramirez

Beautiful chatoyant malachite Pendant . Marked "STERLING George Ramirez Bisbee, AZ".

Bisbee Turquoise is one of the most beautiful types of Turquoise that has ever been taken out of the ground in North America. The Bisbee Mine also produced a variety of outstanding minerals including Malachite, Azurite and of course Turquoise that are by products of the metals and order minerals that are native to this Mine. The mine closed in 1974 so the minerals are highly sought after. Malachite is made of copper, oxygen, and carbon molecules. It usually forms in blobular, fiber-like, or stalgmite shapes. But it can also form in large blocks. Bisbee malachite is known for its chatoyance - Chatoyance is an optical phenomenon in which a band of reflected light, known as a "cat's-eye," moves just beneath the surface of a cabochon-cut gemstone