Malachite

Malachite

Type	Mineral
Location	Geode; Omni Geode
Sell Price	100g

Malachite is a geode mineral found in plain Geodes and Omni Geodes. Plain Geodes drop from the first days on the farm, so Malachite is often among the earliest minerals a new museum receives. Gunther's mineral collection is its main purpose, since each new mineral moves the collection towards furniture and a free Crystalarium. Spare pieces sell for double the value of the unopened Geode, make a liked gift for the Wizard, and work as a green dye or as the material for the Green Belted Shirt.

The in-game description reads: A popular ornamental stone, used in sculpture and to make green paint.

Location

Plain Geodes are the best way to find Malachite. Each one gives about a one in thirty-two chance. Omni Geodes can contain it as well, but they share their odds across every geode mineral, so each one is less likely to give it.

Rocks on the upper floors of The Mines, from 1 to 39, drop plain Geodes most often. Rocks on the Farm and elsewhere in the valley drop them too. Duggies drop them about a quarter of the time. Fishing Treasure Chests, the Garbage Can next to the museum and a full Stonefish Fish Pond can give more. On the Beach Farm, Supply Crates can wash up holding a few Geodes before the Farmhouse is upgraded.

Clint at the Blacksmith opens geodes for a small fee. After his Cave Patrol special order, Clint gives the recipe for the Geode Crusher, which opens them without the fee. Daily luck leaves the contents unchanged, so any day is fine for cracking.

Prices

Malachite sells for the same as Thunder Egg, its neighbour in plain Geodes. Alamite and Jamborite are worth more, and Limestone and Mudstone far less. A Geode that yields Malachite still returns twice its unopened price, which more than covers Clint's fee. The Gemologist profession at Mining level 10 adds thirty percent to that.

A Crystalarium copies Malachite in about three and a half days. That earns under 30g a day. Amethyst earns several times that in the same machine, so a gem is the better choice.

Uses

Donating the first Malachite to Gunther at the museum adds it to the mineral collection. Furniture rewards come with the milestones, such as the Standing Geode, the Singing Stone and the Obsidian Vase. Forty-one minerals unlock the Crystal Chair, and fifty unlock a free Crystalarium.

Putting Malachite and Cloth in the Sewing Machine makes the Green Belted Shirt. Malachite also works in the green dye pot at Emily and Haley's house.

Gifts

The Wizard likes Malachite. Spare copies make an easy gift for him once the museum has its piece.

Abigail, Alex, Elliott, Emily, Haley, Harvey, Leah, Maru, Penny, Sam, Sebastian and Shane all dislike Malachite. The same goes for the shop owners Clint, Gus, Marnie, Pierre, Robin and Willy, and for Jas, Leo and Vincent. The Dwarf, Krobus and Sandy share that view, and so do the older villagers Caroline, Demetrius, Evelyn, George, Jodi, Kent, Lewis, Linus and Pam.

Cracking every early Geode at Clint is the fastest way to fill Malachite and the other plain Geode slots. Duplicates can then be sold or saved for the Wizard.

All Geode Minerals

Every entry in this group, with its key details.

Name	Image	Price
Aerinite		125g
Alamite		150g
Baryte		50g
Basalt		175g
Bixite		300g
Calcite		75g
Celestine		125g
Dolomite		300g
Esperite		100g
Fairy Stone		250g
Fire Opal		350g
Fluorapatite		200g
Geminite		150g
Ghost Crystal		200g
Granite		75g
Helvite		450g
Hematite		150g
Jagoite		115g
Jamborite		150g
Jasper		150g
Kyanite		250g
Lemon Stone		200g
Limestone		15g
Lunarite		200g
Malachite		100g
Marble		110g
Mudstone		25g
Nekoite		80g
Neptunite		400g
Obsidian		200g
Ocean Stone		220g
Opal		150g
Orpiment		80g
Petrified Slime		120g
Pyrite		120g
Sandstone		60g
Slate		85g
Soapstone		120g
Star Shards		500g
Thunder Egg		100g
Tigerseye		275g