21.13 Ct. Cabochon Malachite from Russia

There is a quiet insistence to this stone, a green that feels like a promise whispered beneath ancient trees, a depth that invites lingering. From The Natural Gemstone Company comes one beautiful opaque 21.13 carat oval shape green malachite with dimensions of 18.12 millimeters by 13.12 millimeters by 8.23 millimeters, cabochon cut, clarity grade very slightly included, evaluated at eye level, vivid color intensity, and an excellent polish, enhancement no enhancement, origin Russia. Imagine this gem as a small forest glade captured beneath a glassy dome, concentric bands like rings of secret time, each stripe a memory waiting to be made visible. The polish is such that the surface receives a light and returns it as a soft, rounded glow, the cabochon form smoothing the world into a gentler place, and the vivid greens seem to shift from emerald to pine as you turn the stone under a lamp or beneath the sun.

Held between fingers, this malachite feels substantial, a tender weight that reassures, the 21.13 carat mass speaking of presence rather than bravado. The oval silhouette is classic and forgiving, a shape that lends itself to a ring meant to be touched often, to a pendant that rests against the heart, to an heirloom piece that will warm with wear. The banded patterns are the stone's handwriting, lines that curve and clasp toward the center like a lover drawing near, each band edged with a slightly different hue, each swirl offering a new secret. The clarity grade, very slightly included, evaluated at eye level, is the kind of honesty that sings of natural origin, tiny inner features that anchor the gem in the earth from which it came, without disrupting the calm of the surface. No enhancement has been applied, which means the color and character you see are the unaltered voice of the malachite, vivid and true.

To set this malachite is to compose a quiet poem in metal and stone, to choose a setting that frames the oval like a window, perhaps a bezel that will cradle the cabochon and protect its edges, perhaps a halo of soft gold that will warm its greens, or a simple sleeker band that will let the malachite be the only boldness. Its dimensions, 18.12 millimeters by 13.12 millimeters by 8.23 millimeters, give it a commanding presence on the hand, a scale that reads both intimate and dignified. Origin matters in romance as much as in provenance, and this gem hails from Russia, a land of deep forests and long winters, a place whose quiet grandeur seems to have been folded into the stone during its long patient birth. At The Natural Gemstone Company we honor such origins, offering each piece with transparent notes on grade and treatment, and in this case we celebrate that there has been no enhancement, only the careful hands that shaped the cabochon cut and the polish that lets the bands breathe.

If you are seeking a piece that will tell a story every time it catches the light, this malachite offers a beginning. Picture an engagement shared beneath a canopy of leaves, a pendant resting over a pulse, a gift exchanged in a small room warmed by candles, the green bands reflecting the look on a beloved face. We can help you imagine settings in yellow gold to draw out warmer notes, or in cool silver to emphasize the deep forest greens. We can advise on care and cleaning that will preserve the excellent polish, and we will provide secure packaging and provenance documentation so that the stone moves from our hands into yours with the respect it deserves. Let this oval cabochon be a constant, a jewel that holds a private landscape, a daily reminder of commitment, curiosity, and the gentle courage of fidelity, each band a line of verse, each curve a promise, and each glance a renewal of affection, from The Natural Gemstone Company.