
Malachite
Virtual Museum ID: 19-OM14
Specimen Summary
Malachite is a green hydrous copper carbonate mineral that forms near the Earth's surface as other copper ore minerals, like bornite, are exposed to the atmosphere and weather, or oxidize. Malachite often forms as coatings on joints and fractures or in rock cavities. It often occurs in banded "botryoidal" masses. Botryoidal means is has an appearance similar to a bunch of grapes. Malachite commonly occurs with azurite, another secondary copper mineral that forms by weathering copper sulphides. Together, they are clues that more extensive copper mineralization might be nearby.
Specimen Data
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Collection Details
Original Collection:
Oliver & District Heritage Society Museum (OM)Sub Collection:
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OM_14Virtual Museum ID:
19-OM14Accessibility:
Date Added to VM:
2019-06-06Location Information
Sample Origin:
unknownSpecific Site:
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313914UTM Northing:
5450947Datum:
11 (NAD83)Coordinate Accuracy:
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MineralPrimary Features:
MalachitePrimary Mineral Formula:
Cu2(CO3)(OH)2Primary Category:
carbonateSecondary Features:
-Advanced Geological Information
The following section provides geological data relating to the specimen or the site it was collected from, when available. Information has been obtained from various sources including private and government datasets but may not be up to date. Any geological time periods or ages listed often relate to the primary geology of the area, and may not be the actual date of an event such as mineral formation.
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