Featured Malachite Necklace Vintage or reworked?

It's hard to appreciate from photos just how massive this block of malachite-azurite is: https://www.bisbeeminingandminerals.com/bisbee-goes-to-the-worlds-fair

 

I loooove malachite. I don't have a piece of it yet, but it's on my list. I don't wear green of that shade so I'm holding out for a really stunning example. These beads are so pretty though. A great texture.

My GOD Bronwen that is ridiculously beautiful. These pieces are so expensive and don't seem to come up as often, but I keep an eye out!

 

I think I was very lucky to cross paths with it. Really nice pieces seem to be becoming scarce, at any price.

 

KSW, a beautiful necklace! I have one of similar design but with huge banded agate in the middle. Although not sage in dating, I think the period they were in fashion is around 1970s-1980s.

Bronwen, the malachite cameo is so exquisitely carved! Like it a lot.

 

Y'all keep talking about the good ol days where amazing cameos were everywhere and cheap and I'm supremely jealous. I finally get some money and the universe says "nope you're poor" still.

 

I have always related malachite to the Russian folk tale "The Stone Flower". I was a kid when I read it, the book was lavishly illustrated and it made a huge impression on me. The tale is about Ural stonemasters who make stuff from malachite. I did not know what malachite was at the time, and there was no Internet to check The tale taught me.
So my experience with this stone is quite personal. But haven't had the chance to have malachite jewelry so far.

 

And when I first began to take a serious interest in cameos I would encounter sellers who were nostalgic for the good old days when they could pick up good cameos cheaply. Those must have been some very good good old days!