Malachite

  
The top of this specimen is covered by dark green velvety crystallized malachite.  Scattered sparsely about the malachite are creamy opaque crystals of cerussite averaging 4 - 5 mm in size. 
Origin: Brown's Deposit, Rum Jungle, Northern Territory, Australia
Sample size: 6 x 8 x 2 cm
 
  
Brushy crystallized dark green malachite scattered about a crystallized matrix of transparent colorless rhombohedral calcite crystals to 4 mm in size.
  
Prismatic azurite crystals to 18 mm in size completely replaced by dark green malachite (pseudomorph)
  
Fibrous green "balls" of crystallized malachite to 5 mm in diameter set nicely about a  crystallized calcite matrix
Brilliant green azurite crystal, terminated and green due to being replaced by malachite (pseudomorph)
Origin: Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
Sample size: 6 x 2.5 x 3 cm (top), 17 x 10 x 24 mm (2nd row), 22 x 8 x 27 mm (3rd row), 26 mm in height (bottom)
 
  
A very showy, eye-catching, decorative piece consisting of a bright green botryoidal malachite, polished all over.
Origin: Mashamba West mine, Shaba (Katanga) Province, Democratic Republic of Congo
Ex Tom Dwyer Collection
Sample size: ??
 
  
Fine sharp pseudomorphs of malachite after azurite to 15 mm in length forming a small spray of crystals
Origin: Touissit, Oujda, Morocco
Sample size: 7 x 5 x 3 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

Botryoidal Malachite crystals on matrix or core of cuprite with copper.
Origin: Redruth, Cornwall, England
Sample size: 4.5 x 3 x 3 cm
 
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

  
Acicular coating of malachite, accented by small quartz crystals
Origin: Tsumeb Mine, Namibia
Sample size: 2.7 x 2.2 x 2 cm
 
  
Malachite with calcite. Ex. Paul Harter collection
  
Ex. Martin Zinn collection
Origin: Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, U.S.A.
Sample size: 5.0 x 4.6 x 3.7 cm (top), 7.8 x 6.5 x 3.3 cm (2nd/bottom row)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

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