Malachite

Malachite on chrysocolla

Origin: Shaba Province, Zaire

Sample size: 6.8 x 6.8 x 3.5 cm

Malachite on calcite

Origin: Mashamba West Mine, Shaba Province, Zaire

Sample size: 9.5 x 8.5 x 5 cm

Malachite with azurite

Origin: Jiangxi Province, China

Sample size: 15 x 11 x 7.5 cm

Malachite pseudomorph after azurite

Origin: Tsumeb, Namibia

Sample size: 10.5 x 8 x 6.5 cm

Origin: Emke Mine, Onganja, Seeis, Namibia

Sample size: 1.8 x 1.8 x 1.7 cm

Velvety puffballs of malachite liberally coating a thin dolomite cast (after calcite, I presume)

Malachite pseudomorph after azurite

Origin: Tsumeb, Namibia (top)

Sample size: 4 x 4 x 2.25 cm (top), 11 x 10 x 8 cm (bottom)

Photo courtesy of:

Rob Lavinsky

Malachite pseudomorph after linarite

Origin: Blanchard Mine (Portalas-Blanchard Mine), Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro Co., New Mexico, U.S.A.

Sample size: 8 x 7 x 20 mm

Photo courtesy of:

Dan Weinrich

Optical properties/Thin sections

SEM images

TEM images

vibrational spectra description

IR spectra

Raman spectra

N-IR spectra

F-IR spectra

IES spectra