malachite

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/ˈmæləkaɪt/ English

Definitions

noun

A bright green mineral, a basic copper carbonate, Cu2CO3(OH)2; one of the principal ores of copper.
A mild green colour, like that of the mineral.

adjective

Of a colour ranging from olive-taupe to a mild to deeply-rich (at times seemingly translucent) green, like that of the mineral which is present on oxidized copper.

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Synonyms

mineral green pseudomalachite ehlite melaconite chalcocite leucomalachite green cyanochroite chessy copper chalcophyllite black copper apachite emerald copper choloalite chalcopyrite clinochalcomenite chrysocolla

Associated

azurite alexandrite alcedo sunbird casket limonite verdigris cinnabar gentian hideaway urals lapis

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