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Definition of Malachite

Malachite
Malachite Mal"a*chite, n. [Fr. Gr. ? a mallow, from its resembling the green color of the leaf of mallows: cf. F. malachite. Cf. Mallow.] (Min.) Native hydrous carbonate of copper, usually occurring in green mammillary masses with concentric fibrous structure. Note: Green malachite, or malachite proper, admits of a high polish, and is sometimes used for ornamental work. Blue malachite, or azurite, is a related species of a deep blue color. Malachite green. See Emerald green, under Green, n.

Meaning of Malachite from wikipedia

- Malachite is a copper carbonate hydroxide mineral, with the formula Cu2CO3(OH)2. This opaque, green-banded mineral crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal...
- The malachite kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus) is a river kingfisher which is widely distributed in Africa south of the Sahara. It is largely resident...
- Malachite green is an organic compound that is used as a dyestuff and controversially as an antimicrobial in aquaculture. Malachite green is traditionally...
- Look up malachite in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Malachite is a carbonate mineral. Malachite may also refer to: Malachite (color) Italian submarine...
- common basic copper(II) carbonate minerals, the other being bright green malachite. Aurichalcite is a rare basic carbonate of copper and zinc. Simple copper...
- Хозяйка медной горы, romanized: Hozjajka mednoj gory), also known as The Malachite Maid, is a legendary being from Slavic mythology and a Russian fairy tale...
- The Malachite Box or The Malachite Casket (Russian: Малахитовая шкатулка, romanized: Malakhitovaya Shkatulka, IPA: [məlɐˈxʲitəvəjə ʂkɐˈtulkə]) is a book...
- and absorb the others. Important green pigments in art history include Malachite and Verdigris, found in tomb paintings in Ancient Egypt, and the Green...
- The malachite sunbird (Nectarinia famosa) is a small nectarivorous bird found from the highlands of Ethiopia southwards to South Africa. They pollinate...
- "The Malachite Casket" (Russian: Малахитовая шкатулка, romanized: Malahitovaja shkatulka), also known as "The Malachite Box", is a folk tale (the so-called...