Malachite
The top left corner shows a picture of native malachite, while the bottom left picture is a polished
piece of the same mineral. In the two pictures on the right, green malachite is shown with blue
azurite. Malachite is commonly found with a core of azurite or clustered around azurite.
Malachite is a copper carbonate that is green in colour. It is a heavy mineral that is fragile. This
common mineral is valued for its decorative purposes. MORE!
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