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