Malachite Value & Market Price
A market-wide average across qualities and sizes. Your stone's value depends on carat, color, clarity, cut, treatment, and origin.
What is moving malachite prices
- Metal Prices: weighing on prices
About malachite
Malachite is a copper carbonate hydroxide mineral, famous for its rich green color and distinctive banded patterns. It commonly occurs in botryoidal, stalactitic or massive forms, often intergrown with other copper minerals. With Mohs hardness about 3.5–4 and a compact but sometimes porous structure, it is softer than many gemstones and best suited to cabochons, beads and carvings.
Where malachite comes from
- Democratic Republic of Congo (~50% of supply)
- Zambia (~20% of supply)
- Australia (~10% of supply)
- Russia (~8% of supply)
What is your malachite worth?
Market averages will not price your stone. GemstoneAI identifies gems and jewelry from a photo, checks authenticity and treatment signals, and gives you a real market valuation in seconds. Free to try.
How much is malachite worth?
The GemstoneAI market index for malachite is $7.66 per carat as of 2026-08-04. That is a market-wide average across qualities, not a quote for a specific stone. Individual value depends on carat, color, clarity, cut, treatment, and origin.
How can I tell if my malachite is real?
Visual tests alone are unreliable. GemstoneAI analyzes a photo of your stone for identity, treatment indicators, and authenticity signals, then estimates market value. It is free to try.
Is malachite a good investment?
Over the past 30 days the malachite index moved +0.3%. Gem prices move on supply, demand, and metal markets; treat any single stone as a collectible first and an asset second.