Malachite : CSIRO Spectroscopy Database

Malachite [ Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂ ]

Image of Malachite

Malachite specimen from the Katanga Copper Crescent, Democratic Republic of Congo

Photo by Didier Descouens (via Wikimedia Commons), CC-BY-SA 3.0

Material properties

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

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	M2678 Malachite Image of Malachite [ Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 ] in specimen 'M2678 Malachite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0961 Malachite	CSIRO	Dolomite, Malachite (95.9%)	95.9	M0961 Malachite Image of Malachite and Dolomite in specimen 'M0961 Malachite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0951 Malachite	CSIRO	Dolomite, Malachite (93.9%), Microcline	93.9	M0951 Malachite Image of Malachite, Dolomite and Microcline in specimen 'M0951 Malachite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0962 Malachite / Dolomite	CSIRO	Dolomite, Malachite (60.2%), Microcline, Quartz	60.2	M0962 Malachite / Dolomite Image of Malachite, Dolomite, Microcline and Quartz in specimen 'M0962 Malachite / Dolomite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M2803 Malachite / Montmorillonite / Goethite	CSIRO	Goethite, Hematite, Malachite (48.2%), Montmorillonite, Quartz	48.2	M2803 Malachite / Montmorillonite / Goethite Image of Malachite, Goethite, Hematite, Montmorillonite and Quartz in specimen 'M2803 Malachite / Montmorillonite / Goethite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M2237 Malachite / Azurite	CSIRO	Azurite, Delafossite, Goethite, Al, Hematite, Malachite (39.8%), Quartz	39.8	M2237 Malachite / Azurite Image of Malachite, Azurite, Delafossite, Goethite (var. Al), Hematite and Quartz in specimen 'M2237 Malachite / Azurite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M1646 Goethite / Malachite / Hematite	CSIRO	Goethite, Hematite, Malachite (18.8%), Montmorillonite, Quartz	18.8	M1646 Goethite / Malachite / Hematite Image of Goethite, Hematite, Malachite, Montmorillonite and Quartz in specimen 'M1646 Goethite / Malachite / Hematite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0301 Djurleite / Pyrite / Malachite	CSIRO	Bornite, Chalcocite, low, Chalcocite, high, Cuprite, Djurleite, Goethite, Malachite (11.7%), Pyrite	11.7	M0301 Djurleite / Pyrite / Malachite Image of Djurleite, Bornite, Chalcocite (var. low), Chalcocite (var. high), Cuprite, Goethite, Malachite and Pyrite in specimen 'M0301 Djurleite / Pyrite / Malachite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0945 Microcline / Goethite / Cuprite	CSIRO	Cuprite, Goethite, Malachite (10.6%), Microcline, Quartz	10.6	M0945 Microcline / Goethite / Cuprite Image of Microcline, Cuprite, Goethite, Malachite and Quartz in specimen 'M0945 Microcline / Goethite / Cuprite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M2032 Quartz / Hematite / Goethite	CSIRO	Goethite, Hematite, Malachite (9.2%), Quartz	9.2	M2032 Quartz / Hematite / Goethite Image of Quartz, Goethite, Hematite and Malachite in specimen 'M2032 Quartz / Hematite / Goethite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0480 Quartz / Clinoatacamite / Aragonite	CSIRO	Aragonite, Atacamite, Clinoatacamite, Cuprite, Malachite (3.7%), Quartz	3.7	M0480 Quartz / Clinoatacamite / Aragonite Image of Quartz, Aragonite, Atacamite, Clinoatacamite, Cuprite and Malachite in specimen 'M0480 Quartz / Clinoatacamite / Aragonite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0656 Goethite / Cuprite	CSIRO	Clinochlore, Fe, Cuprite, Fluorite, Goethite, Hematite, Malachite (1.4%), Quartz	1.4	M0656 Goethite / Cuprite Image of Goethite, Clinochlore (var. Fe), Cuprite, Fluorite, Hematite, Malachite and Quartz in specimen 'M0656 Goethite / Cuprite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.