Malachite
マラカイト（孔雀石）
Malachite is a natural gemstone with a Mohs hardness of 3.5–4, and its traditional symbolic meaning is “Protection from danger.”
Mohs hardness
3.5–4
Mineral group
Copper carbonate
Color
Banded green
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