Malachite - Morenci Mine, Arizona, USA

Malachite

Malachite, 2.8 cm, from the Morenci mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona. Ex Les Presmyk collection.

Featured in Mineral Collections In Arizona-II January-February 2020 Supplement The Mineralogical Record.

Product details

SpeciesMalachite

SizeMiniature

Dimensions2.8 cm

Added on02/13/2026

LocalityUSA, Arizona, Morenci Mine

Publications

Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In Arizona-II January-February 2020 Supplement page 178

Current owner

Chris Whitney-Smith

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Member since 2025

Previous owners

Date	Collector	Acquisition price
—	Les Presmyk	Not disclosed

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Mineral guide

Learn about Malachite

vivid green banded crystals and botryoidal forms from copper deposits; color varieties, formation clues, and identification tips for collectors.

Regional guide

Malachite from Morenci Mine, Arizona, USA

from Morenci, Arizona: vivid green botryoidal forms and pseudomorphs against a dark matrix; prized for color contrasts with azurite and chrysocolla.

Locality guide

Morenci Mine

A collector's guide to Morenci Mine, USA: its geology, mining history and notable minerals, illustrated with the 269 specimens documented from this locality on EarthWonders.

Malachite

$1,200Median

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