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Posted By Mikunited 6 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & TechnologyMalachite is a carbonate mineral that often results from weathering of copper ores found around limestones. Renowned for its vibrant green color, it was used as an artist’ s pigment until around 1800 and has been mined for over 3,000 years at the so-called ’ King Solomon’ s Mines’ in Israel. Although the Greek root means ’ bunch of grapes’ , as an architect it always reminds me of the exquisite vaults of the Alhambra palace in Granada. To see more go to www.richardwestonstudio.com/images.html
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