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Price: With the exception of the small pieces in the lower right photo (typically $5 to $15 each), most specimens are priced in the $40 to $150 range. Larger specimens (not shown) are costly and are a few hundred dollars. The malachite ashtray (lower left photo) sold for $120.
Invariably associated with deposits of copper ores (and considered to be one of the minor copper ores at 58% copper content), malachite recovery is generally done, at least on the large scale, as a sidelight of copper mining.he Victorians were great admirers of opaque jewelry stones, and malachite was one of their favorites, sometimes choosing to set it in gold. For the most part today, though, this gemstone is used in small carvings, beads and cabochon gems usually set in silver.