Malachite ps. Cuprite - image 1
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Malachite ps. Cuprite

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Tama Higuchi
Tama Higuchi
Dallas, TX
0 for sale·Member since 2025

Tama Higuchi Collection #277


Good-size crystal of malachite pseudomorphed after cuprite, nice bevels and hoppered faces. Purchased at the Denver 2024 mineral show (Hardrock Summit) where Unique minerals had a selection, new to market from the Emringer collection.


Ex. Georges Bargeot.

Ex. Gilles Emringer.


Illustrated in Le Regne "Mines et Mineraux de Chessy (Rhône)," Hors Série IX -2003, page 51.

Product details

Species
MalachiteAbout Malachite →
SizeThumbnail
Dimensions2.2 x 2.1 x 2.1 cm
Added on01/10/2026
Locality
France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Chessy copper minesRegional guide →

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
09/2024Tama HiguchiNot disclosed

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Malachite
Mineral guide
Learn about Malachite
vivid green banded crystals and botryoidal forms from copper deposits; color varieties, formation clues, and identification tips for collectors.
Malachite
Regional guide
Malachite from Chessy Copper Mines, France
from Chessy Copper Mines, France - sharp pseudomorphs after cuprite, deep green color, often with azurite, a historic European copper-oxide classic.