Where to Find Malachite

145 mapped malachite spots across 29 regions in 3 countries. Pick a region for its local guide, or browse every spot by country below. Malachite is bright-green copper carbonate, often found alongside azurite and chrysocolla in oxidized copper ores. Arizona, New Mexico, and Michigan copper country are leading U.S. sources.

Top regions for malachite

United States

132 spots · 22 regions

Canada

3 spots · 2 regions

United Kingdom

10 spots · 5 regions

Every mapped malachite spot

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132 mapped malachite spots in United States, most in Utah (48). 117 public, 0 paid, 13 permission.

Spot	County	Minerals	Coordinates	Access
Simsbury MineNewgate Road	Capitol Planning Region	Chalcocite Cuprite Malachite Copper	41.9621, -72.7450	Public
Bristol Copper MineMines Road	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Bornite Chalcocite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chrysocolla Malachite	41.7188, -72.9235	Public
Adams CountyNational Forest Development Road 122	Adams County	Azurite Copper Gold Malachite	44.8918, -116.6388	Public
Seven Devils Mining DistrictNational Forest Development Road 493	Adams County	Epidote Red Garnet Pink Garnet Malachite Thulite Zoisite	45.1662, -116.6489	Public
BellevuePoison Creek Road	Blaine County	Galena Dufrenoysite Magnetite Malachite Marcasite Pyrrhotite	43.4154, -114.4553	Public
MackayNational Forest Development Road 496	Custer County	Azurite Chalcopyrite Chrysocolla Malachite Pyrite Pyrrhotite	43.8902, -113.6746	Public
Dallas CityOak Street	Hancock County	Geode Calcite Malachite	40.6308, -91.1664	Public
Lubec Lead MineLead Mine Road	Washington County	Anglesite Bornite Calcite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Dolomite Epidote Galena +8 more	44.8402, -67.0533	Public
PerryKingsbury Road	Washington County	Analcime Calcite Datolite Malachite Prehnite Agate Amethyst Bloodstone +3 more	45.0165, -67.0774	Public
Bare Hills mining districtYellow Trail	Baltimore County	Actinolite Malachite Epidote Feldspar Garnet Moss Agate Pyrite Quartz +3 more	39.3871, -76.6523	Public
New WindsorNew Windsor Road	Carroll County	Azurite Bornite Calamine Malachite Smithsonite Sphalerite	39.5363, -77.1052	Public
Dollyhyde CreekDollyhyde Road	Frederick County	Bornite Pink Calcite Covellite Malachite Quartz	39.4740, -77.2262	Public
St. FrancisvilleCounty Road 197	Clark County	Geode Barite Calcite Fluorite Malachite Pyrite Quartz Sphalerite	40.4541, -91.5784	Public
Cole CountyMO BB	Cole County	Barite Calcite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Dolomite Hematite Galena Malachite +4 more	38.3686, -92.3916	Public
Copper Hill MineWatson Road	Crawford County	Azurite Barite Chalcopyrite Gypsum Hematite Malachite Marcasite Pyrite +1 more	38.1872, -91.1082	Permission
Hinch Copper MineChristy Mine Road	Crawford County	Copper Cuprite Limonite Hematite Malachite Marcasite	38.0351, -91.1448	Public
ScotiaSanke Road	Crawford County	Azurite Goethite Hematite Malachite Pyrite Quartz	37.9870, -91.3391	Public
SteelvilleStoney Ridge Lane	Crawford County	Allophane Amethyst Azurite Dolomite Galena Goethite Hematite Malachite +4 more	38.0247, -91.2273	Public
SullivanFarris Road	Crawford County	Azurite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Copper Cuprite Hematite Malachite Pyrite	38.1596, -91.1642	Public
Bixby	Iron County	Bornite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Galena Malachite Marcasite Millerite Pyrite +1 more	37.6029, -91.1169	Public
Cuthbertson MountainBerryman Road	Iron County	Hematite Pyrolusite Chalcopyrite Copper Epidote Garnet Malachite	37.5422, -90.6512	Public
NewarkMO E	Knox County	Calcite Chalcopyrite Goethite Malachite Pyrite Quartz	39.9759, -91.9786	Public
Fabius River275th Avenue	Lewis County	Geode Calcite Malachite Pyrite Quartz Sphalerite Aragonite	39.9756, -91.6218	Public
TroyHampel Road	Lincoln County	Calcite Marcasite Pyrite Chalcopyrite Malachite Millerite Quartz Sphalerite	38.9185, -90.9386	Public
FredericktownCounty Road 274	Madison County	Aragonite Azurite Calcite Cerussite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Dolomite Galena +5 more	37.6154, -90.2847	Public
Eldon & EttervilleHobby Horse Road	Moniteau County	Barite Calcite Cerussite Dolomite Galena Malachite Marcasite Pyrite +3 more	38.4400, -92.5802	Public
Moselle Iron MinesCounty Road 7240	Phelps County	Amethyst Arsenopyrite Azurite Chalcopyrite Hematite Malachite Marcasite Pyrite +1 more	37.8346, -91.8288	Public
St. Francois CountyHawthorne Street	Saint Francois County	Barite Goethite Pyrite Quartz Cerussite Chalcopyrite Galena Malachite +2 more	37.8948, -90.5261	Public
EminenceOld Highway 19	Shannon County	Calcite Chalcopyrite Cuprite Dolomite Malachite Fluorite	37.0984, -91.3161	Public
Old MinesMO 21;MO 47	Washington County	Barite Calcite Galena Goethite Malachite Marcasite Pyrite Chert +1 more	38.0152, -90.7561	Public
LanduskyRitch Street	Phillips County	Gold Pyrolusite Malachite	47.9154, -108.6127	Public
Mountain CityMountain City Highway	Elko County	Azurite Malachite	41.8419, -115.9657	Public
Luning	Mineral County	Azurite Malachite	38.5096, -118.1273	Public
Black Rock Desert	Pershing County	Opalized Wood Petrified Wood Agate Fire Opal Geode Gypsum Obsidian Tourmaline +4 more	40.8859, -119.0567	Public
White LakeWhite Lake Parkway	Washoe County	Chrysocolla Malachite	39.6480, -119.9569	Public
The PalisadesLong Path	Bergen County	Banded Agate Albite Amethyst Analcime Apatite Calcite Datolite Epidote +6 more	40.9500, -73.9202	Public
Bergen Hill by Hudson RiverNew Jersey Turnpike Newark Bay Extension	Hudson County	Banded Agate Albite Amethyst Analcime Apatite Calcite Datolite Epidote +6 more	40.7108, -74.0543	Permission
General Area (Hudson/Passaic)New Street	Hudson County	Banded Agate Albite Amethyst Analcime Apatite Calcite Datolite Epidote +6 more	40.6634, -74.1099	Public
Snake HillLaurel Hill Road	Hudson County	Banded Agate Albite Amethyst Analcime Apatite Calcite Datolite Epidote +6 more	40.7581, -74.0893	Public
Belle MountainValley Road	Mercer County	Malachite Cuprite Hornfels Calcite Zeolite Chlorite Shale	40.3360, -74.9249	Public
Bound BrookFire Road	Somerset County	Agate Bornite Calcite Chalcocite Copper Silver Prehnite Quartz +3 more	40.5890, -74.5678	Public
HopewellLong Hill Road	Somerset County	Calcite Stilbite Prehnite Malachite Chalcopyrite Copper	40.4578, -74.7207	Public
Rock Hill QuarryGeorgetown-Franklin Turnpike	Somerset County	Albite Chalcocite Chrysocolla Galena Goethite Malachite Prehnite Quartz +1 more	40.3969, -74.6168	Public
Burro PeakRustlers Trail	Grant County	Azurite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Cerargyrite Chrysocolla Fluorite Galena Malachite +2 more	32.5718, -108.4007	Public
Apache MineNM 81	Hidalgo County	Calcite Chrysocolla Malachite Turquoise	31.8448, -108.3053	Public
Jarilla Mountains (copper)County Road A003	Otero County	Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Chrysocolla Galena Gypsum Jarosite Limonite Malachite +1 more	32.4055, -106.1005	Public
CoyoteNM 96	Rio Arriba County	Azurite Malachite	36.1657, -106.6162	Public
Nacimiento MountainsEureka Mesa Road	Sandoval County	Agate Azurite Chalcedony Chrysocolla Malachite	35.9988, -106.8941	Public
Caballo MountainsCounty Road A003	Sierra County	Azurite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Fluorite Malachite	32.9120, -107.2236	Public
Oscura MountainsWsmr South Route 3501	Socorro County	Chrysocolla Chalcocite Atacamite Azurite Barite Celestite Cerussite Dolomite +4 more	33.8118, -106.3750	Permission
StratfordWalnut Branch Church Road	Alleghany County	Chalcopyrite Cuprite Galena Malachite Molybdenite Pyrite Silver Sphalerite	36.5189, -81.2207	Public
Reed Gold MineReed Mine Road	Cabarrus County	Azurite Gold Malachite Quartz Scheelite Sphalerite Siderite Cuprite +2 more	35.2852, -80.4665	Public
Conrad Hill Mine near LexingtonConrad Hill Mine Road	Davidson County	Chalcopyrite Limonite Malachite Silver Hematite	35.7848, -80.1653	Public
Davidson CountySilver Hill Road	Davidson County	Chalcopyrite Gold Pyrite Tetradymite Anglesite Calamine Calcite Cuprite +3 more	35.7057, -80.1995	Public
Granville County	Granville County	Topaz Andalusite Carnelian Malachite	36.3163, -78.6515	Public
EldoradoCoggins Mine Road	Montgomery County	Azurite Calcite Gold Malachite Pyrite Silver Smithsonite Sphalerite +1 more	35.4824, -80.0228	Public
RandlettCounty Road N2600	Cotton County	Malachite	34.1603, -98.3505	Check locally
Paoli	Garvin County	Malachite	34.8184, -97.2291	Check locally
Old MinesGalice Road	Josephine County	Arsenopyrite Azurite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chrysocolla Galena Gold Malachite +1 more	42.5693, -123.5953	Permission
Mt. PisgahTrail #6	Lane County	Agate Calcite Heulandite Jasper Malachite Mesolite Quartz	44.0057, -122.9645	Permission
Adams CountyIron Springs Road	Adams County	Azurite Cuprite Malachite	39.7556, -77.4529	Public
GettysburgBaltimore Pike	Adams County	Copper Chabazite Epidote Malachite Quartz Feldspar Magnetite Olivine	39.8037, -77.2128	Public
New AlbanyOverton Road	Bradford County	Azurite Chalcopyrite Cerussite Malachite	41.6000, -76.4497	Public
KnauertownSaint Peters Road	Chester County	Apatite Apophyllite Azurite Green Calcite Chrysocolla Malachite Pyrite Quartz +2 more	40.1837, -75.7315	Public
Lebanon CountyWest Main Street	Lebanon County	Azurite Chalcopyrite Magnetite Malachite Pyrite	40.3304, -76.5564	Public
BridgeportRiver Road	Montgomery County	Calcite Chalcedony Dolomite Goethite Jasper Malachite Quartz Sphalerite	40.0987, -75.3272	Public
Rossville Road CutOld York Road	York County	Copper Malachite Azurite	40.0717, -76.9236	Public
CopperhillGrassy Creek Road	Polk County	Azurite Chalcopyrite Garnet Gold Pyrite Malachite Quartz Staurolite +4 more	35.0046, -84.3993	Public
DucktownStansbury Mountain Road	Polk County	Azurite Chalcopyrite Garnet Gold Pyrite Malachite Quartz Staurolite +4 more	35.0325, -84.3655	Public
Plata Verde MineGreen River Road	Hudspeth County	Anglesite Barite Bromargyrite Malachite Microcline Quartz Azurite Chrysocolla	30.8779, -104.9222	Public
Beaver Lake Mountains	Beaver County	Azurite Malachite Andalusite Jasper Pyrite	38.5463, -113.0866	Public
Cactus MineEly Highway	Beaver County	Azurite Barite Chalcopyrite Goethite Limonite Magnetite Malachite Pyrite +6 more	38.4897, -113.2954	Public
FriscoEly Highway	Beaver County	Azurite Barite Calamine Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Chrysocolla Galena Gypsum +7 more	38.4497, -113.2764	Public
Lincoln GulchSR 21	Beaver County	Amethyst Azurite Calcite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Epidote Fluorite Galena +7 more	38.2630, -112.8882	Public
Rocky RangeEly Highway	Beaver County	Magnetite Wulfenite Azurite Bornite Diopside Garnet Malachite Apatite +2 more	38.4616, -113.1057	Public
Star RangeBeryl Milford Road	Beaver County	Bismutite Rhodochrosite Fluorite Quartz Azurite Cerussite Galena Malachite +6 more	38.3456, -113.1442	Public
Pilot RangeTunnel Springs Rd	Box Elder County	Alunite Azurite Barite Cerussite Chrysocolla Copper Galena Limonite +6 more	41.2481, -114.0397	Public
Promontory MountainsSouth East Promontory Road	Box Elder County	Cerussite Bornite Calamine Chalcopyrite Gold Gypsum Limonite Malachite +1 more	41.2539, -112.4913	Public
Vipont MineBirch Creek Road	Box Elder County	Azurite Cerussite Copper Chalcopyrite Cuprite Galena Gold Limonite +7 more	41.9657, -113.8459	Public
WillardGrizzly Peak Direct Trail	Box Elder County	Stibnite Galena Hematite Limonite Azurite Magnetite Malachite Muscovite	41.4252, -111.9758	Public
Bear River Range	Cache County	Galena Malachite	41.6328, -111.6679	Public
Little Bear RiverCanyon Road	Cache County	Anglesite Azurite Cerussite Galena Malachite	41.5240, -111.7803	Public
Yellow Canary Uranium DepositRed Creek Road	Daggett County	Azurite Bornite Brochantite Carnotite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Gold Hematite +2 more	40.9125, -109.2394	Public
Antelope IslandMountain View Trail	Davis County	Garnet Azurite Biotite Chlorite Chrysocolla Epidote Limonite Magnetite +4 more	40.9831, -112.1977	Permission
Farmington mining districtPatsy's Mine Trail	Davis County	Azurite Chalcopyrite Gold Malachite Pyrite	40.9850, -111.8725	Public
Copper Globe and other mines in San Rafael districtCopper Globe Mine Road	Emery County	Anglesite Azurite Cerussite Galena Malachite Autunite Orpiment Realgar +3 more	38.8029, -110.9111	Public
Miner's BasinMiners Basin Road	Grand County	Actinolite Calcite Chalcedony Chrysocolla Chalcopyrite Fluorite Hematite Malachite +3 more	38.5456, -109.2816	Public
Salt ValleyDelicate Arch Road	Grand County	Azurite Carnallite Gold Gypsum Halite Limonite Malachite Pyrolusite +1 more	38.7305, -109.5251	Permission
Granite MountainIron Springs Road	Iron County	Actinolite Albite Amethyst Azurite Apatite Barite Chalcedony Cinnabar +5 more	37.7340, -113.2350	Public
Deep Creek MountainsQueen Sheeba Road	Juab County	Beryl Fluorite Scheelite Azurite Gold Malachite Galena Pyrolusite +1 more	39.8035, -113.9600	Permission
Desert Mountain	Juab County	Antlerite Bornite Fluorite Hematite Limonite Magnetite Pyrite Cerussite +6 more	39.7813, -112.5941	Public
Drum MountainsRough Well Road	Juab County	Agate Jasper Pyrolusite Rhodochrosite Chalcedony Chalcopyrite Cuprite Galena +6 more	39.5711, -113.0359	Public
Tintic MountainsOld Highway Road	Juab County	Pyrolusite Siderite Cerussite Galena Jasper Limonite Pyrite Azurite +5 more	39.9123, -112.1311	Public
PariaUS 89	Kane County	Azurite Cuprite Malachite	37.1279, -111.9429	Permission
Fool Creek	Millard County	Azurite Limonite Malachite	39.4697, -112.3243	Permission
Little Drum Mountains	Millard County	Azurite Cuprite Chalcedony Chalcopyrite Malachite Pyrite Pyrolusite Rhodochrosite +1 more	39.4625, -113.0303	Public
Bullion CanyonBullion Canyon Road	Piute County	Azurite Barite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Fluorite Galena Limonite Pyrite +6 more	38.4195, -112.2981	Public
Big Cottonwood CanyonMiddle Loop	Salt Lake County	Azurite Malachite	40.6405, -111.6329	Public
Big Cottonwood mining districtCardiff Fork Trail	Salt Lake County	Actinolite Barite Orthoclase Bornite Chalcopyrite Galena Magnetite Malachite +5 more	40.6077, -111.6515	Public
Big Indian WashHomestake Spur	San Juan County	Coffinite Doloresite Uraninite Azurite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Cuprite Malachite +6 more	38.2308, -109.2810	Public

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3 mapped malachite spots in Canada, most in Nova Scotia (2). 2 public, 0 paid, 0 permission.

Spot	Minerals	Coordinates	Access
Whale Cove CliffsWhistle Road	Amethyst Chalcedony Jasper Smoky Quartz Stilbite Subgroup Heulandite-ca Scolecite Copper +2 more	44.7794, -66.7639	Public
Moose Island	Agate Amethyst Quartz Stilbite Subgroup Heulandite Subgroup Gmelinite Subgroup Calcite Malachite +1 more	45.3850, -64.0828	Check locally
Prim PointLighthouse Road	Jasper Quartz Copper Heulandite Subgroup Mesolite Scolecite Laumontite Thomsonite Subgroup +1 more	44.6919, -65.7861	Public

10 mapped malachite spots in United Kingdom, most in Cumbria (6). 1 public, 0 paid, 9 permission.

Spot	Minerals	Coordinates	Access
Chapel Porth Beach	Cassiterite Chalcopyrite Malachite Pyrite Quartz	50.3008, -5.2378	Public
Brandy Gill Mine	Mimetite Linarite Malachite Galena Quartz	54.6848, -3.0532	Permission
Carrock Mine	Quartz Malachite Galena Arsenopyrite Scheelite	54.6875, -3.0517	Permission
Driggith Mine	Barytes Galena Sphalerite Pyromorphite Mimetite Linarite Malachite Quartz	54.7270, -3.0481	Permission
Red Gill Mine	Linarite Caledonite Malachite Pyromorphite Campylite Galena Barytes Quartz	54.7056, -3.0934	Permission
Roughton Gill Mine	Pyromorphite Campylite Mimetite Linarite Malachite Galena Quartz Barytes	54.7265, -3.0818	Permission
Coniston Copper Mines	Quartz Calcite Malachite Chalcopyrite	54.3768, -3.1009	Permission
Britannia Copper MineMiners' Track	Copper Chalcopyrite Malachite Pyrite	53.0717, -4.0306	Permission
Parys Mountain	Copper Chalcopyrite Chalcocite Malachite Azurite Covellite Pyrite	53.3869, -4.3444	Permission
Ecton Mine	Chalcopyrite Malachite Azurite Galena Calcite Baryte	53.1227, -1.8550	Permission

Malachite rockhounding FAQ

Where is the best place to find malachite?+

Utah, Missouri, New Jersey have the highest concentrations of malachite in this list. Quality and access vary by area, so open the linked region pages for a detailed view.

How many malachite rockhounding spots does RockHoundR track?+

145 mapped spots across 29 regions in 3 countries. The app keeps these on a map alongside your private finds.

Can I legally collect malachite on public land?+

In the U.S., casual hand collecting of common rocks and minerals like malachite is allowed on most BLM and U.S. Forest Service land, with daily and annual limits set by the local field office. National parks, most state parks, and tribal land are off-limits. Rules differ by country and region, so always check with the managing agency before a trip.

How do I identify malachite in the field?+

Field identification of malachite comes down to color, hardness, fracture, and luster. The RockHoundR app links to geology details for each spot to help narrow down what you might be picking up.

Hunt malachite on the map

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