Malachite Ore is what makes Glass gear green. Two chunks at a smelter make one 
Refined Malachite, which you need for Glass Armor and weapons once you have the Glass Smithing perk. It is one of the scarcest ores in the game with only 35 veins, so treat every one you find like a small treasure chest. Each chunk is worth 30 gold.
How to get it
The best sources are a little out of the way. Dimhollow Cavern, part of Dimhollow Crypt, has 8 veins, and there are another 8 outdoors near the Forgotten Vale (Dawnguard). In Skyrim proper, Steamscorch Mine in Kynesgrove’s gully has 7 veins, the Dwemer ruin Nchardak has 4, and Ruunvald Excavation has 4 veins plus 5 loose chunks. Even the Throat of the World hides 2 veins for climbers.
Loose chunks also appear in Labyrinthian (4) and in Kynesgrove itself (2). Falmer sometimes carry a piece or two. There are no regular merchant listings for this ore in the game data, so you will be doing the digging yourself. Bring a follower with a strong sword arm, since several of these spots are guarded by Falmer, draugr or worse.
Smelting and tanning
- 2 Malachite Ore → 1 Refined Malachite at the smelter
Used to craft
Malachite Ore appears in 1 recipe in the game files.
Weapons and other items
- smelter: Refined Malachite (2)
The number in brackets is how many Malachite Ore each recipe needs. Bold labels are the Smithing perk the recipe requires.
Good to know
- Two ores (60 gold) smelt into Refined Malachite worth 100, one of the best ore-to-ingot value jumps in the game.
Data from the Skyrim game files (Skyrim.esm and the official add-ons): value, weight, ore veins, recipes and merchant lists. ID 0005ACE1 is the item’s form ID for the console.
