MEANING

Protection from danger

LORE & HISTORY

A copper carbonate whose banded greens recall a peacock’s feathers (its Japanese name). In ancient Egypt its powder served as a green pigment and eye paint.

CARE

Soft and copper-bearing; avoid water, acids and ultrasonic cleaning.

Meanings and lore reflect widely known traditions and are not claims of effect. Hardness and mineral group are standard mineralogy — About our data