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Australian Gems - Malachite
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Azurite Broken Hill Minerals Calcites Crocoites Gold Goongewa Mine Malachites Mimetite Miscellaneous Opals Whim Creek
Malachite is one of the most attractive and highly sought after of all minerals. Of the 3500 or so known mineral species, malachite is within the top 20. Australia has its share of localities that have produced fine specimens of malachite.
Burra Burra is one of Australia's oldest copper deposits. This specimen is particularly fine because its surfaces are lustrous |
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G042 Malachite 7cm x 7.5cm specimen Burra Burra, South Australia $300 |
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G133 Malachite Mount Gunson, South Australia 7.5cm x 5.5cm $50 |
Browns Deposit was briefly worked in the late 1970's and a trove of fine specimens was produced. These are some of them. |
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G132 Malachite Many of the Rum Jungle specimens exhibit 'Bubbly' or botryoidal surfaces. Browns Deposit, Rum Jungle, Northern Territory 8.5CM X 6CM $120 |
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G134 Malachite Browns Deposit, Rum Jungle, Northern Territory 5cm x 11cm $120 |
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G148 Malachite Browns Deposit, Rum Jungle, Northern Territory 10cm x 7cm $120 |
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G149 Malachite Browns Deposit, Rum Jungle, Northern Territory 10cm x 5cm $120 Photo 2 |
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G150 Malachite Browns Deposit, Rum Jungle, Northern Territory 9cm x 4.5cm $80 |
This must be one of the most under rated comminations in the entire mineral kingdom. Where else does bright yellow, lustrous pyromorphite encrust fine, satin-lustered malachite? |
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G151 Malachite with Pyromorphite Browns Deposit, Rum Jungle, Northern Territory 5.5cm x 4cm $40 |
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G154 Malachite Browns Deposit, Rum Jungle, Northern Territory 6cm x 5cm $65 |
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G212 Pseudomalachite with Malachite Pyromorphite and Cerussite Browns Deposit, Rum Jungle, Northern Territory 3cm x 2cm $40 |
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G190 Malachite with Pyromorphite Browns Deposit, Rum Jungle, Northern Territory 4cm x 4cm $40 |
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G191 Malachite with Pyromorphite Browns Deposit, Rum Jungle, Northern Territory 7cm x 3.5cm Base cut $35 |
This locality is remote and production has always been restricted because of this. However some, pseudomorphous malachite has been found. This specimen started its life as Azurite but was gradually chemically replaced by malachite. |
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G153 Malachite Pseudomorph after Azurite Sir Dominic Mine, Arkaroola, South Australia 5cm x 4.5cm cut $30 |
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G210 Malachite The Chillagoe deposit produced some highly esthetic malachite and azurite specimens. This is one of them. Red Dome Mine, Chillagoe, Queensland 2cm x 2cm $35 |
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Azurite Broken Hill Minerals Calcite Crocoite Gold Goongewa Mine Malachites Mimetite Miscellaneous Opal Whim Creek