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Malachite

Unknown Owner
Lustrous green botryoidal malachite on limonite matrix from the famous Morenci Mine porphyry copper-molybdenum deposit in Arizona. The backside of the specimen is also coated in tiny velvety balls of malachite, making it an attractive piece from all sides.

Product details

Species
MalachiteAbout Malachite →
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions6.5 x 6.5 x 4.0 cm
Added on03/26/2025
Locality
USA, Arizona, Morenci MineRegional guide →

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
09/2025Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
—DanZ RockshopNot 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 Morenci Mine, Arizona, USA
from the Morenci Mine is classic Arizona copper-country material: vivid green secondary copper carbonate from one of the great porphyry copper systems of the American Southwest. The most desirable specimens are not anonymous green crusts, but sculptural pieces in which malachite makes rounded balls, botryoidal coatings, velvety sprays, crystalline crusts, and, at its best, sharp pseudomorphs or sparkling aggregates set against the dark, oxidized matrix of the mine. When associated with electric-blue azurite or pale to turquoise-blue chrysocolla, Morenci malachite has the high-contrast color language that collectors immediately associate with the locality.