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Malachite

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Malachite, 17.8 cm, from the Shilu mine, Yangchun County, Yangjiang Prefecture, Guang-dong Province, China. Botryoidal chatoyant malachite specimens were discovered in the same mine that previously had yielded azurite rosettes or flowers in large numbers in the 1980s.

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SpeciesMalachite
SizeLarge Cabinet
Dimensions17.8 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityChina, Shilu mine
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  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collection University Of Delaware page 81
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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 Shilu mine
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Locality guide
Shilu mine
Shilu mine, Guangdong, China — a locality for secondary copper carbonates; azurite rosettes and malachite from oxidized skarn ore prized by collectors.