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| Name: | Malachite Mlc |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #2: Azurite / Malachite Morocco  #86: Azurite / Malachite Anhui Province, China  #170: Malachite / Azurite Copper Mtn. Dist., Greenlee Co., Arizona, USA  #171: Malachite / Dolomite  #337: Malachite Congo [DRC]  #340: Malachite var. Golden Sky Blue bird mine, Sangre de Cristo Range, Saguache County, Colorado, USA  #404: Malachite var. Golden Sky Blue bird mine, Sangre de Cristo Range, Saguache County, Colorado, USA  #416: Malachite var. Golden Sky Blue bird mine, Sangre de Cristo Range, Saguache County, Colorado, USA  #555: Chrysocolla / Malachite Katanga, Congo [DRC]  #556: Chrysocolla / Malachite Katanga, Congo [DRC]  #558: Malachite / Azurite Sidi Ayed, Morocco  #559: Malachite / Baryte Sidi Ayed, Morocco  #560: Malachite / Azurite Sidi Ayed, Morocco  #561: Malachite / Baryte / Galena Sidi Ayed, Morocco  #562: Malachite / Azurite Sidi Ayed, Morocco  #595: Azurite / Malachite Congo [DRC]  #748: Malachite Kolwezi Mining District, Congo [DRC]  #820: Chrysocolla / Malachite  #844: Malachite Katanga, Congo [DRC]  #845: Malachite Katanga, Congo [DRC]  #846: Malachite/ Calcite var. Cobaltoan Katanga, Congo [DRC]  #886: Malachite / Azurite China  #948: Chrysocolla / Malachite Luputo Mine, Congo [DRC]  #1185: Chrysocolla ps. Malachite ps. Azurite Tenke-Fungurumearea, Kolwezi Mining District, Congo [DRC]  #1221: Azurite / Malachite Palabanda quarries, Mfouti, Bouenza, Congo [Republic]  #1222: Cerrussite / Malachite Palabanda quarries, Mfouti, Bouenza, Congo [Republic]  #1223: Cerrussite / Malachite Palabanda quarries, Mfouti, Bouenza, Congo [Republic]  #1224: Cerrussite / Malachite Palabanda quarries, Mfouti, Bouenza, Congo [Republic]  #1225: Cerrussite / Malachite Palabanda quarries, Mfouti, Bouenza, Congo [Republic]  #1250: Azurite / Malachite  #1266: Chrysocolla / Malachite Luputo Mine, Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa  #1274: Malachite/ Calcite var. Cobaltoan Katanga, Congo [DRC]  #1432: Baryte / Malachite Shangulowe Mine, Katanga, Congo [DRC]  #1491: Malachite var. Golden Sky Blue bird mine, Sangre de Cristo Range, Saguache County, Colorado, USA  #1517: Malachite Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi, Congo [DRC] |
| IMA Chemistry: | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Malachite contains elements: Copper (Cu) Carbon (C) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | unknown |
| Year First Published: | 0 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | Mineral name has been known since antiquity and predates any formal descriptive publication |
| Structural Group Name: | Malachite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | rosasite |
| Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 4000 Million Years Ago |
| Mohs Hardness: | 3.75 |
| Diaphaneity: | 1.0 |
| Specific Gravity: | 3.8 |
| More Info: | Search Wikipedia: Malachite (Wiki) Search Mindat: Malachite Search Web Mineral DB: Malachite |
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