Malachite

specimen number:
2063315

location:
Shilu Mine, Yangchun Co., Yangjiang, Guangdong, China

description:
Dark green attractive chatoyant botryoidal crystallized malachite in a cluster with little attached matrix. Naturally crystallized all around and in good condition. The specimen comes with a previous label from the collection of Ray DeMark.

Located in Yangchun County within Guangdong Province, China, the Shilu Mine is a renowned skarn-type polymetallic copper and iron deposit formed by the interaction of granitic intrusions with carbonate host rocks. Exploited since antiquity with significant modern development beginning in the mid-twentieth century, the site transitioned from an active industrial operation into a world-famous source of decorative and collectible minerals. It is particularly celebrated among mineral collectors for producing magnificent stalactitic, botryoidal, and crystalline specimens of vibrant green malachite, bright blue azurite, and associated copper minerals, making it one of China's premier historic mineral localities.

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