Eilat Stone (a mixture of Azurite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Turquoise and others)
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Eilat Stone is named for the city of Eilat, Israel where it was once mined at the King Soloman mine. It is also known as King Soloman Stone after the mine.

Discovery year unknown, ancient times (4000 B.C.); IMA status: Not Valid (trade name)

Eilat Stone is a mixture of Azurite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Turquoise and other minerals.
For more information please see the Azurite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, and Turquoise information pages.
 

Synonyms:

King Soloman Stone

Type Locality:

King Solomon Mine, Timna Valley, Eilat, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel

Year Discovered:

Unknown, ancient times (4000 B.C.)

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More Information

Mindat.org

Eilat Stone is a green and blue inhomogeneous mixture of several secondary copper minerals including Azurite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Turquoise and other minerals. It is named for the city of Eilat, Israel where it was once mined at the King Soloman mine. Eilat is Israel's southernmost city, a busy port and popular resort located at the northern tip of the Red Sea, on the Gulf of Aqaba. Eilat Stone is also known as the King Soloman Stone after the King Soloman mine, an ancient Egyptian copper mine (4000 B.C.). Eilat Stone is the National stone of Israel and is a popular tourist souvenir for visitors to Israel.

(mindat.org states: Caveat emptor: Many of the green and blue stones sold in tourist souvenir shops in Israel and on the internet as "Eilat Stones" are not really from Israel but are generally imported from foreign copper mines in locations such as Arizona, Congo or elsewhere. This may be of little importance to the tourists but has to be considered by serious mineral collectors.)
 

  
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