Malachite, also from Whim Creek, Western Australia...

crocoite · Post by **crocoite** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 5:12 am

The Whim Creek mine is famous for its wulfenites (which are a lead molybdate mineral - PbMoO4) but it is (or was) actually a copper mine. This is a photo of a copper carbonate mineral, malachite. Image 2mm across.

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 5:36 am

Thats the prettiest Malachite I have ever seen, Beautiful green color and a great picture Steve.

I have never seen it in crystal form.

Cyclops · Post by **Cyclops** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 6:00 am

Very cool, and it appears to be glowing-you sure its not Kryptonite?

crocoite · Post by **crocoite** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 12:23 am

Cyclops wrote:Very cool, and it appears to be glowing-you sure its not Kryptonite?

Well if it is, I'm glad I'm not the dude with his undies on the outside!

crocoite · Post by **crocoite** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 12:24 am

beetleman wrote:Thats the prettiest Malachite I have ever seen, Beautiful green color and a great picture Steve. I have never seen it in crystal form.

Thanks Doug. Actually, this specimen was not originally collected for this tiny hemisphere of malachite. The other side of the rock has malachite pseudomorphs after azurite (azurite has been replaced but its crystal form has been retained).