Malachite Ore

For other uses, see Malachite.

Malachite Ore is a crafting material found in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

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Malachite ore is used to make refined malachite at a smelter. Once turned into Refined Malachite, it is used to create and improve glass armor and glass weapons.

Malachite Ore Veins are mined with a pickaxe to obtain Malachite Ore. Each vein, when mined, has a chance to produce a precious gem.

Malachite Ore can be purchased from Blacksmith merchants or manually mined from ore veins. Malachite ore veins are quite rare in Skyrim.

7 veins in Steamscorch Mine, directly Northeast of Kynesgrove. There are also three ingots and a single ore outside the mine entrance in a cart, which can be stolen. There is no waypoint, but you should see a door on the left of the pathway up the hill.
7 ores in Labyrinthian.
2 veins, along with 2 Ebony Ore veins and the Notched Pickaxe, at the top of the Throat of the World. This is near the peak above where Paarthurnax sits. Just try lots of hopping around and you will get there.
1 ore found on a shelf in the Wreck of the Brinehammer (Brinehammer Below Deck).
Random drop from Falmer Skulkers.
Random drop from Dwarven Spiders.
Random drop from Gargoyles.^DG
4 veins and some ores can be found in Ruunvald Excavation.^DG
8 veins scattered through Dimhollow Cavern.^DG
Several at the Forgotten Vale, mostly along the river.^DG
Random drop from Ash Spawn.^DR
1 vein can be found in the Glacial Cave, against the northeastern wall of the cave across from the Riekling hut.^DR

Main article: Smelting

Source	Weight	Gold	Ingot	Weight	Gold
Malachite Ore (2)	2	60	Refined Malachite	1	100

In real life, Malachite comes in both opaque and transparent forms, depending on its molecular composition. The transparent version is visually similar to glass, and is likely where the equipment forged from this material gets its name.
It is the only ore in Skyrim, other than Moonstone, that is actually a crystal rather than a metal.