Malachite

Malachite pseudomorph after cuprite

Origin: Chessy, near Lyon, Rhone department, France

Sample size: 15 x 10 x 11 mm

Origin: Khirgiz Steppes, Karaganda Oblast', Kazakhstan

Sample size: 7.5 x 5 x 6 cm

Malachite pseudomorph after azurite

Origin: Kerrouchen, Morocco

Sample size: 11 x 6 x 6.5 cm (top), 4.5 x 4.5 x 5.5 cm (2nd row), 5 x 4 x 3 cm (bottom)

Origin: Musonoi mine, Mashamba, Shaba (Katanga) Province, Democratic Republic of Congo

Sample size: 6 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm

Photo courtesy of:

Dan Weinrich

Origin: Tsumeb, Namibia

Ex. Ed Ruggiero collection

Sample size: 4 x 3.5 x 2 cm

Origin: Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, U.S.A.

Ex. Don Belsher, Les and Paula Presmyk collections

Sample size: 10.5 x 6.3 x 5.6 cm

Photo courtesy of:

Rob Lavinsky

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