Malachite Bracelet
Such a popular malachite bracelet is one of the most sophisticated and elegant jewelry. Thanks to skillful processing, this jewel is very popular and is presented on the market with many variants of execution and design. It is comfortable when wearing. Its pebbles pleasantly warm the skin of the hands. These decorations are light and durable at the same time.
Green magic
Malachite is a unique natural gem. It is a variety of greenish hues: from delicate turquoise to dark green. This stone is very popular among jewelers. Jewelry is represented by a wide variety of elements and shapes. When choosing products made of malachite, attention is paid not only to its unusually rich natural beauty, but also to its qualities. The healing and magical properties of this beautiful mineral are well known.
The magic of natural beauty
The amazing and mysterious green stone attracts its unique attractiveness and originality. Malachite is a natural material that contains copper. Bright color conveys all shades of green. Its name can be translated from Greek into Russian as "mallow". This is due to the fact that the color of the stone is very similar to the color of the leaves of this plant. There is another translation option: "soft". The first option is associated with the color of the stone, the second - the characteristic of its physical properties.
Rim options
The mineral is framed by various materials that serve as its basis, and complement it, enhance its natural radiance and the unique beauty of its shades.
The frame for the bracelet made of this stone is made of such materials and substances as:
- gold (white, red, combined);
- silver (blackened, oxidized, pure, and other varieties);
- copper with gold;
- steel;
- leather;
- fabrics;
- weaving of threads.
Such an original gem made in metal looks especially great. Different shades of the rim allow the stone to appear differently depending on the color of the material with which it is decorated.
- Malachite bracelet with red gold frame. The color of this type of metal is well combined with a bright green stone, giving it a soft, cozy and warm look. Price criteria for such a product are quite high.
- A gemstone ornament framed in white gold. The accessory framed in white gold gives a new unusual shade to the gem. Such an ornament has a high price. The frame of this material enhances the emerald color of the mineral, making it especially beautiful.
- From the combined gold. This is such an unusual refined decoration for people with refined taste. The unique combination of white and red gold makes it unlike anything else and its unique in its own way.
- Silverware is no less refined and beautiful. Silver - the color of the moon, personifies the feminine. Blackened silver is especially well combined with stones of a lighter shade. Gem looks good with pure silver and its other varieties.
- Copper with gold. The cheapest option.
- Steel. The thin decoration with malachite inserts is unusual, original.
- Leather frame. This accessory looks original and will suit creative individuals. It is lightweight, pleasant to wear item.
- Fabric accessories. Such products are worn by people with creativity. These little things are distinguished by a low price.
- Weaving of threads. An unusual bracelet will be in the ethnic style of braids, thick ropes, with beads of malachite strung on them or braided around them.
Variety of shapes
A bracelet made of malachite is an ornament that offers many variants of performance.
- From beads - a short ribbon of light or dark streaks of beads that overflow with entertaining patterns, strung on a base, of different size and different shapes, complemented by an elegant silver clasp. Bracelets of several strands of broken beads or malachite beads are especially beautiful. The beads can be framed with a thin lace of gold threads and connected by a gold or silver chain.
- Gold (silver, copper) chain in the style of Pandora. As a variant of the accessory, a chain is possible with short chains of smaller size with tiny links, decorated pebbles of various fancy forms: square, oval, round, in the form of leaflets of various plants, supplemented with splashes of silver and gold, or decorated with figures of gold on top. stone Can have several threads, soldered to each other or hanging freely.
- Jewelry in the form of an open ring. This bracelet does not have a clasp. A malachite bead or plate may be worn at its edges. Particularly beautiful things from the floral filigree with a gem in the middle.
- The thing in the form of a closed ring with a single, but fancy stone or a few stones with a clasp. As an option - the rim, decoration without fasteners.
- Snake. Decoration on the hand of metal in the form of a curved snake with splashes of gem.
A variety of forms depends on the imagination and skill of the jeweler who creates it.
Kinds
There are several types of malachite bracelets. Widespread:
- Flat bracelets - consist of plates or flat beads.
- Bulk decorations are made in the style of Pandora; chains, open rings.
- Tough - metal bracelets with malachite inserts.
- Soft decorations - a variety of bracelets, decorated with chains, on the hinges. For example, Zhadi - a bracelet covers both the wrist and the back of the palm. Made from small malachite beads.
Criteria for choosing a decoration
Jewelry from this unusual material is endowed with healing properties. This unusual, beautiful gem is known as a mineral that can heal. It is believed that products from it absorb bad energy and create balance in the body. Since ancient times, the gem is considered a stone of healers.
To make sure that the product is really made of natural stone, you need:
- Lightly rub the surface with alcohol. If we face the original, the cotton wool with alcohol turns blue.
- Bring a lit match to malachite. This stone is covered with dark dust.
- A real gem is cool.
- Does not contain air bubbles.
What to wear and how to care
Jewelry from this mineral is worn with a variety of clothes: with open dresses and sundresses, short-sleeved blouses.
In order for the decoration to serve and delight for a long time, it needs proper care. The truth in this case is not to worry too much. Products are simply washed with warm water and wiped dry with a cloth.