High in the mountains of Cyprus, far from the tourist spots, one can find round, fist-sized rocks strewn among the olive groves in small ravines. Some of these grey-white rocks contain a light, pure, green color, with a core of a hard brown substance. It looks like the brown silicate is slowly weathering into a green earth in this hot, semi-arid climate. The green earth from Cyprus used to originate mainly in the Turkish part of the island. Political and judicial problems make the collection of the earth basically illegal. Only on the borders of the historical source can one find a few of these rocks.
The painting department of one of the big monasteries in Greece commissioned us with the production of green earth from stones, and they have supplied us with a small amount for sale to our costumers.
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