Malachite [ Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 ]

Image of Malachite

Material properties

Formula Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Abbreviation Mlc
IMA Status Grandfathered (pre-IMA), antiquity
Classifications Minerals containing OH, Minerals containing CO3
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Tags Carbonate, Hydrated, Hydroxide, Mineral

Composition

Element Atoms
O 5
C 1
H 2
Cu 2
Total: 10

Specimens of Malachite

Name Owner Materials Phase purity Image
M2678 Malachite CSIRO Malachite (99.7%) 99.7
M0961 Malachite CSIRO Dolomite, Malachite (95.9%) 95.9
M0951 Malachite CSIRO Dolomite, Malachite (93.9%), Microcline 93.9
M0962 Malachite CSIRO Dolomite, Malachite (60.2%), Microcline, Quartz 60.2
M2803 Chrysocolla and Malachite CSIRO Chrysocolla, Goethite, Hematite, Malachite (48.2%), Montmorillonite, Quartz 48.2
M2237 Azurite CSIRO Azurite, Delafossite, Goethite (var. Al), Hematite, Malachite (39.8%), Quartz 39.8
M1646 Chrysocolla CSIRO Chrysocolla, Goethite, Hematite, Malachite (18.8%), Montmorillonite, Quartz 18.8
M0301 Chalcocite CSIRO Bornite, Chalcocite (var. low), Chalcocite (var. high), Chalcocite-Digenite Group, Cuprite, Djurleite, Goethite, Malachite (11.7%), Pyrite 11.7
M0945 Chrysocolla CSIRO Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Goethite, Malachite (10.6%), Microcline, Quartz 10.6
M2032 Malachite CSIRO Goethite, Hematite, Malachite (9.2%), Quartz 9.2
M0480 Atacamite CSIRO Aragonite, Atacamite, Clinoatacamite, Cuprite, Malachite (3.7%), Quartz 3.7
M0656 Cuprite CSIRO Clinochlore (var. Fe), Cuprite, Fluorite, Goethite, Hematite, Malachite (1.4%), Quartz 1.4