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Malachite, 11.7 cm, from the Milpillas mine, Cananea, Sonora, Mexico.

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SpeciesMalachite
SizeCabinet
Dimensions11.7 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityMexico, Sonora, Milpillas Mine
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In California page 143
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Joe Kielbaso

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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 Milpillas Mine, Sonora, Mexico
Milpillas malachite, from Sonora’s Milpillas Mine, offers azurite-pseudomorph forms, silky green luster, and blue-green color contrasts that collectors prize.
Locality guide
Milpillas Mine
Milpillas Mine, Mexico — defining modern locality famed for electric indigo azurite and sculptural malachite, with rare volborthite, dioptase, and cuprite.