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Malachite from Milpillas Mine, Milpillas, Sonora, Mexico

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A dramatic and well-arranged cabinet specimen that shows two generations of Malachite atop a thin, vast plate. Across most of the specimen's top side is a bubbly layer of deep, velvety green Malachite botryoides that are complete with a lustrous microcrystalline surface; interestingly, a small handful of these botryoides have a blue cast. Just below the botryoidal Malachite is a previous generation of tiny Azurite crystals that have psuedomorphed into Malachite. This piece comes with a custom acrylic base.

Product details

SpeciesMalachite
SizeLarge Cabinet
Dimensions12.0 x 20.0 x 4.0 cm
Added on06/14/2025
LocalityMexico, Sonora, Milpillas Mine

Owners

Unknown Owner
Current owner
Acquired
Mar 2025

Owner’s note

purchased from Heritage Auctions (Dan Kennedy's collection)

Dan Kenned

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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.