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Spotting fake Malachite

 As a malachite lover myself I thought I’d pass on my knowledge of naturally formed malachite vs synthetic malachite. Thankfully it’s often very easy to tell them apart, due to the fact that synthetic malachite is often made from clay, hard plastic or glass.

Here in the image above we have 3 real pieces of malachite and one fake. The fake being the pendant. Below that i’ve added a big slab of malachite from google for reference.

Here’s a few surefire ways of knowing you have the right stuff!

•  Lines are less regular and more curved in their formations
• Appears in messy rings 
• Patterns are not consistent
• Usually a darker green than the fakes 
• Fairly dense 
• Underside will be course if dealing with a raw piece
• Usually twice the price of other tumblestones
•  Tiny sparkles sometimes present
• The underside being ‘lumpy’
• Feels very cold, unlike glass or plastic which will heat easily
• Will often have very dark green pigments but never black
• Easily broken if dropped
• You will feel a calm, grounded vibe from real malachite

Here’s how you know what you have is fake;

• Very straight, thick and prominent lines
• Black lines
• Greens seem like they are not from the same scheme
• light
• easily warmed
• Cheap
• consistent pattern
• Dye
• Hard to break